The Handover

It’s a sunny Canberra November afternoon in 2016. Claire Henson has flown in from Normandy France to handover a letter to the National Library of Australia.

 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-30/historic-hobart-letter-donated-to-national-library/8075750

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/national-library-gratefully-receives-van-diemens-land-letter-posted-in-1824-20161129-gszr1h.html

http://www.theage.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/national-library-gratefully-receives-van-diemens-land-letter-posted-in-1824-20161129-gszr1h.html

http://www.smh.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/national-library-gratefully-receives-van-diemens-land-letter-posted-in-1824-20161129-gszr1h.html

Best,

Sally

The Canberra Times article by Ian Warden was also posted to the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. The handover was on Tuesday 29 November 2016.