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Library book returned after 150 years, $28k fine waived
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davel lemmy.ml davel@lemmy.ml
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It might be about 150 years late, but The Antiquities of Athens has been returned to the New South Wales library from where it was borrowed.

The book was discovered in a tea chest bricked into a fireplace by a family renovating their home in Kiama, on the state's South Coast.

"The family has been in Kiama a long time and discovered this as part of unveiling the old fireplace in the house," Kiama Library manager Michelle Hudson said.

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Jo Miran lemmy.ml JoMiran@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-29
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Wholesome news

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eldavi lemmy.ml eldavi@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-18
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Wholesome news

but it would have been more funny if they pursued the fine. lol

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Bonesince1997 lemmy.world Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Returned to the library it was borrowed from. That's an old library! Neat

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