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Mount Kosciuszko: How Australia’s Highest Peak came to be named for a Freedom Fighter against Russian aggression

Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Australian Catholic University Most Australians could name this country’s tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko. But how many could tell you where it got its name? Paul Strzelecki (1797-1873) named Mount Kosciuszko after his compatriot in 1840. A… Continue Reading →

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