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Rare Book Week Lecture

Friday – 21 July 2023, 6.00 pm

The Swordsman’s Tale, Revisited – by Dr Andrew Lemon AM FRHSV. The extraordinary story of the very first commercial book published in Melbourne by Clarson, Shallard and Co. (1859), and the mystery surrounding Robert Meikle’s The Fencer’s Manual. Venue: Tonic House, 386 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Refreshments. No charge.

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    Charles Joseph La Trobe was the first Superintendent of the Port Phillip District and Lieutenant-Governor of the colony of Victoria.  Learn More..

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