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    A.H. Spencer Hill of Content, 16 May 1929, courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre.

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Title
A.H. Spencer Hill of Content
Description

Letter from A. H. Spencer, owner of the Hill of Content bookshop, complaining of the 'alleged music' being played by a neighbouring business, which is turning away the book-perusing customers at the bookshop.

Date
16 May 1929
Place
Hill of Content, 86 Bourke Street
Physical description

Letter, typewritten in black ink. Letterhead is in simple bold black typeface, enclosed within a red box. Legend above the letterhead reads "Get to know the 'Hill of Content Bookshop' on Bourke Street East Hill; hills were made to climb, and climbing, of whatever kind, is always good".

Control
PROV VPRS 3183/P0003/107, 1929/2299
Archival Source
VPRS 3183 City of Melbourne Town Clerk's Correspondence Files II, 1910 - 1982; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

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Created: 14 October 2011, Last modified: 8 December 2011