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Collected Item: “Ben Groundwater Tourism Article”

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Ben Groundwater Tourism Article

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This is a newspaper article from Melbourne, Australia. My previous submission to this digital archive were two letters REACTING to this piece

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This article talks of the metropolitan middle class and their 'invasion' of regional beauty spots - perforce, as they are not permitted to travel overseas currently.

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Newspaper, metropolitan, entitled, annoyed, privileged.

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Ben Groundwater, one of Australia's most prominent travel writers. It appeared as an article in the Melbourne Age, 25 June 2020.

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2020-06-25
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