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Author in conversation: Maggie Black

Author Maggie Black talks with historian Peter Yule about her book 'Up came a squatter', the story of her great-grandfather Niel Black.

6 Oct 2016 Duration: 45:36

Catherine Devery on stories from the Immigration Museum

In this Family History Feast 2016 talk, hear the stories of those who travelled from afar to settle in Melbourne.

8 Aug 2016 Duration: 41:17

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