Book returned to Australian library 150 years overdue
An Australian library in Kiama has received a copy of "Antiquities of Athens" (1858) that was returned approximately 150 years overdue. The book was discovered behind a wall during a home renovation, having been sealed inside a tea crate within a fireplace. This remarkable recovery highlights how lost items can resurface decades or even centuries later through unexpected circumstances.
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Book returned to Australian library – 150 years overdue
An Australian library in Kiama, south of Sydney, has received an extraordinary return of a book that was approximately 150 years overdue. The 1858 publication "Antiquities of Athens" was discovered by a homeowner inside a tea crate that had been bricked into a sealed fireplace during home renovations. The man returned the historical book to the library, ending one of the longest overdue book incidents on record.
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