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Book Review: A Fortunate Life

The chances are if you are from Australia you've heard of "A Fortunate Life" even if you haven't read it. Beyond the Australian shores it hasn't had the attention it deserves. That's most probably because the...

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Ink-redible - the fountain pen that writes after 70 years on the sea bed

Onoto British-made pens have a long-standing reputation for quality, but a recently discovered example of one of their earliest pens takes the prize for outstanding durability – it writes perfectly after...

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