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- n.d. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Rolled papers with metal tweezers in cardboard box, 14.5x9x4 cm.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Teacher and writer. Stuart Braga's publications include ANZAC doctor: the life of Sir Neville Howse, Australia's first VC (2000), A century preaching Christ: Katoomba Christian Convention, 1903-2003 (2003), Kokoda commander: a life of Major-General "Tubby" Allen (2004), and John Paton, VC: hero of Lucknow (2007).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Stuart Braga, 17th October 2024.
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Scope and content
Manufactured by Pickering and Inglis (London, Glasgow, Edinburgh). Assorted Bible verses, each printed on a small piece of paper and rolled in order to stand upright inside the box. Metal tweezers included to retrieve a rolled verse. Verses were selected at random, and the verse was supposed to be applicable to the reader's personal life. A version of popular Biblical divination common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted. Handle with care.