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Brush Island

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Brush Island Feb 2013
Brush Island Feb 2013

The Brush Island is a continental island, contained within the Brush Island Nature Reserve, a protected nature reserve, known as Mit Island in the Dhurga language of the Murramamrang people of the Yuin nation see (http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p326831/html/ch01.xhtml) It is located off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. The 47-hectare (120-acre) island and reserve is situated within the Tasman Sea, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-east of the coastal village of Bawley Point. The island was gazetted as a nature reserve in July 1963 and is important for breeding seabirds. The reserve is listed on Australia’s Register of the National Estate, and has an unmanned lighthouse.

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Brush Island
Murramarang Aboriginal Area Track, Shoalhaven City Council

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Brush Island Nature Reserve

Murramarang Aboriginal Area Track
2539 Shoalhaven City Council
New South Wales, Australia
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