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    Ghosts of Christmases past

    Oct 30, 2019 2 minutes
    JOHN PICKRELL

    HRISTMAS beetles were said to be so numerous 100 years ago in the Sydney region that they could be found floating in the harbour in huge numbers at this time of year. These iridescent insects were known to swarm in such quantities that the boughs of eucalypt trees would regularly bend under

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