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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian History
• Sale Date:
  30 May 2017 ~ 10am - Session 1: Lots 1 - 406
  30 May 2017 ~ 2.30pm - Session 2: Lots 407 - 715
• Lot #:
  319
• Lot Description:
  FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE, February 21-24, 1789: Notice of the arrival of “the Botany Bay squadron....”
  A small entry, recounting information received from “A merchant in Amsterdam...” rare, and of the greatest importance. Much news, in the early days of newspapers, came from private letters which the recipient made available to the newspaper men. In fact, newspapers came about initially as multiple copies of private letters between the branches of business houses.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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