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Book

Author
Jaggs, Donella
Title
Neglected and criminal: foundations of child welfare legislation in Victoria
Imprint
Centre for Youth and Community Studies, Phillip Institute of Technology, Melbourne, 1986

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Last updated: 5 August 2022
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/vic/bib/P00000193.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011

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