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  2. Healesville Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    The Reserve passed to the Healesville Council in 1927 and became the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary in 1934. The first platypus bred in captivity was born in the Sanctuary in 1943 when David Fleay managed it. The park was placed under the management of the Victorian Zoological Parks and Gardens Board on 27 June 1978. [2]

  3. Colin Mackenzie (anatomist) - Wikipedia

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    Before vacating the land in 1927, he had fenced it off, built a house for a curator, a workshop, animal pens and a cottage for visiting scientists. He then recommended that the reserve be increased to around 200 ha (500 acres) and be made a national park. In May 1934, the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary was officially opened. [1]

  4. David Fleay - Wikipedia

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    His greatest achievement at Healesville was in 1943, when he bred the first platypus in captivity. His platypusary (platypus enclosure) incorporated features of their native streams. On about 5 November 1943, "Corrie" was born. No-one other than Fleay successfully bred and reared a platypus until 1998 when Healseville Sanctuary again had success.

  5. David Fleay Wildlife Park - Wikipedia

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    By chance, the wildlife sanctuary at Healesville, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north-east of Melbourne, needed to replace Robert Eadie, who had been the honorary Curator since the early 1930s. In 1937, Fleay was appointed at £ 7 per week, the first paid Director of the sanctuary, to develop Healesville's wildlife sanctuary on temperate ...

  6. Healesville - Wikipedia

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    Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 64 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census. [1] Healesville is situated on the Watts River, a tributary of the Yarra River.

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