Contacts for media requests:
Dr Greg Clarke, Bible Society Australia CEO - Please contact Dr Clarke through his EA Katie Williams on 02 9241 7288 or email.
Rev Dr John Harris, Bible Society Australia, Historical Collection Curator - email or contact Bible Society 02 9888 6588
Leeanne Zamagias, Heritage Coordinator Bible Society
Australia - on 08 8292 4807 or email.
Articles
The People's Bible on Tour
Shakespeare Mystery
Photographs
Each of these link to a high resolution jpeg
 Hon Bruce Scott MP, Federal Member for Maranoa, with leader of the National Party Warren Truss, at the opening of The Book That Changed The World exhibition at Parliament House Canberra earlier this year in May. |
 Ex-English teacher Graham Perrett MP, Federal Member for Moreton, was particularly interested in the 1607 Geneva Bible with Shakespeare's hand marks at the May Parliament House launch of The Book That Changed The World exhibition. Shakespeare quoted extensively from the Geneva Bible in all of his plays. |
 The Bible presented to the first Governor General of Australia, Lord Hopetoun, and used to swear in most Governor's General since its repatriation to Australia. |
 The Bible presented to the first Governor General of Australia, Lord Hopetoun, and used to swear in most Governor's General since its repatriation to Australia. |
 Governor Macquarie's hand inscription inside a Russian Bible presented to him personally by the Csar of Russia. Macquarie placed the Bible in Bible Society's library to be loaned out to visiting Russian sailors. |
 The Bible carried on the first Fleet by Captain John Hunter. The leather cover was probably hand carved in Australia by a convict of name E.Allen Kelly whose name is etched into the cover. |
