Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) Koala Sanctuary located in the Brisbane suburb of Fig Tree Pocket in Queensland, Australia.
Founded in 1927, it is the world's oldest and largest Koala sanctuary.
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Scared from the corn, and now to some lone seat
Retired—”
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