Dot and the Kangaroo

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In Australia

Ethel C. Pedley died in 1898, before this work was first published in 1899. Under the Copyright Act 1968 as it stood, works first published after the author's death were protected for 50 years from publication, so Australian copyright ended on 31 December 1949.

In the United States

First published in 1899. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.

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rights.json, checked 2026-10-19. Death dates: Ethel C. Pedley (Wikidata, catalogue). First publication: reference.