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National parks in Australia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About National parks in Australia

The concept of "national parks" quickly emerged with the world's second national park,Royal National Park, created soon afterYellowstone National Parkwas given special protection in the United States. However, Royal National Park was the first national park to use the "national park" title, so Royal NP is the first park to use the national park title as Yellowstone was previously called "Yellowstone Public Park" and until the 1950s, Royal National Park was just called "national park". It started off with New South Wales, but then other British colonies were quick to implement national parks. Tower Hill National Park was Victoria's first national park in Victoria, Adelaide'sBelair National Parkbecame South Australia's first whileFranklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Parkwas Tasmania's first.

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