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This beautiful panorama, a view from Connors Hill, in East Gippsland, Victoria, was photographed by Peter, known as 'Fir0002' on Wikimedia projects, and is a 'featured picture' on Wikimedia Commons, meaning it's of a high quality, and completely free to reuse for any purpose.

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-[[File:Tetratheca_juncea_(Sowerby).jpg|thumb|right|200px|A plate from the first book published on the flora of Australia, 1793.]]
+This beautiful panorama, a view from Connors Hill, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Gippsland_Shire East Gippsland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia) Victoria], was photographed by Peter, known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fir0002 'Fir0002'] on Wikimedia projects, and is a 'featured picture' on Wikimedia Commons, meaning it's of a high quality, and completely free to reuse for any purpose.
-'''Wikisource''' is an online library of free content publications, collected and maintained by an online volunteer community. Several Australians have been closely involved with Wikisource, working hard to allow free access to 'copyleft' publications.
+[[File:View from connors hill panorama.jpg|400px|A view from Connors Hill - an example of great work by a volunteer wikimedian]]
-These include [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_specimen_of_the_botany_of_New_Holland 'A specimen of the botany of New Holland'], the first published book on the flora of Australia. Written by James Edward Smith and illustrated by James Sowerby, it was published by Sowerby in four parts between 1793 and 1795.
+Click on the image above for higher resolutions, and full licensing information.
-[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikisource] makes this fantastic resource available to all, for free, forever! If you're interested in learning more about Wikisource - [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page click here].