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Volunteers rescue thousands of books from Mosul library destroyed by Islamic State

By Linda Mottram and Connie Agius

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ABC 7.30 report “Items possibly belonging to Breaker Morant found on country rubbish tip”

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Broadcast: 27/06/2017

Reporter: Peter McCuthcheon

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A Benedictine monk's mission to save the ancient manuscripts of the Islamic world

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PHOTO: The rise of Islamic State has posed a threat to the integrity of ancient manuscripts in the Middle East. 

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CBS/AP March 8, 2017, 4:24 PM

ISIS leaves Mosul museum in ruins as Iraq forces advance

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Photo: Iraqi federal police inspect the inside of Mosul’s heavily damag

State Library NSW gets $15 million facelift to help transform into 'global cultural destination'

FEBRUARY 1 2017 - 7:42AM

Andrew Taylor

The State Library of NSW has long provided a sandstone sanctuary for readers and researchers.

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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

Museum of Miniature Books

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books 

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