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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature

"What are the best books in the modern Australian literary canon (whatever that may mean)?" (Goodreads)
What more can I say? Even the Goodreads blurb above sounds authentically Australian. The only question remaining is who will be top scorer (AFA I'm concerned nameless Guests don't count).
Books 1-230 had at least 2 votes. Books 231-240 were 'Captain's Picks' by me from the remaining ~250 books on the source list, those which had received only 1 vote.
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avg. score: 9 of 240 (4%)
required scores: 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
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Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
3
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
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A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
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Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
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The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
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Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
8
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
9
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
10
Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey)
Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey)
11
A Fortunate Life (Albert Facey)
A Fortunate Life (Albert Facey)
12
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
13
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath (Tim Winton)
14
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
15
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
16
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
17
Dirt Music (Tim Winton)
Dirt Music (Tim Winton)
18
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
19
The Fatal Shore (Robert Hughes)
The Fatal Shore (Robert Hughes)
20
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
21
Looking for Alibrandi (Melina Marchetta)
Looking for Alibrandi (Melina Marchetta)
22
On the Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
On the Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
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Jessica (Bryce Courtenay)
Jessica (Bryce Courtenay)
24
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
25
I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
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My Place (Sally Morgan)
My Place (Sally Morgan)
27
Gould's Book of Fish (Richard Flanagan)
Gould's Book of Fish (Richard Flanagan)
28
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
29
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
30
The Potato Factory (Bryce Courtenay)
The Potato Factory (Bryce Courtenay)
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Eucalyptus (Murray Bail)
Eucalyptus (Murray Bail)
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A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)
A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)
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Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
34
The Year of Living Dangerously (Christopher Koch)
The Year of Living Dangerously (Christopher Koch)
35
The Harp in the South (Ruth Park)
The Harp in the South (Ruth Park)
36
Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
37
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Doris Pilkington)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Doris Pilkington)
38
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
39
I Can Jump Puddles (Alan Marshall)
I Can Jump Puddles (Alan Marshall)
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Bliss (Peter Carey)
Bliss (Peter Carey)
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