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Wild Life was a Melbourne-based, Australian, illustrated, monthly natural history magazine that was published from 1938 to 1954. It was established by newspaper proprietor Sir Keith Murdoch and largely edited by Philip Crosbie Morrison throughout its existence. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Pizzey, Graham, Morrison, Philip Crosbie (1900–1958) Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. Bridget Griffen-Foley (2009). Changing Stations: The Story of Australian Commercial Radio. UNSW Press. p. 153. ISBN   978-0-86840-918-4 . Retrieved 27 October 2016.