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AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY MYSTERY
In the 1870s, someone borrowed a book from Kiama Library for one month; 150 years later, Ross Simmons returned it after finding it in a fireplace, but the $20,000 inflation-adjusted fine was never charged by librariansA remarkable library mystery has been solved in Australia after Ross Simmons returned The Antiquities of Athens to Kiama Public Library, ar...- Australian library gets 1858 book 'Antiquities of Athens' back 150 years late with a staggering $19,500 fine but there’s one big problem: nobody knows who borrowed itA rare 1858 book has finally returned to an Australian library after an estimated 150 years, but its mystery borrower cannot be found. The ...
- In 1870, a book was borrowed from a library in Australia. 150 years later, it was found behind a fireplaceA library book borrowed in the 1870s has returned to Kiama, Australia. It was discovered sealed inside a fireplace during recent home renov...
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- 2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
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