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The John Landy Butterfly Collection
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Drawers 7 to 12 of the John Landy Collection.

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Drawer 7 from the John Landy Collection.

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The John Landy Butterfly Collection

John Landy image gallery 1

Dr John William Evans, Director 1954-1966

John Landy image gallery 6

Australian turtles image gallery

Australian lizards image gallery

John Landy image gallery 4

The John Landy Collection Image Galleries

Chapman Minerals on the move once more

John Landy image gallery 3

John Landy image gallery 5

John and Elizabeth Gould

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