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James Fenton of Forth: a Tasmanian Pioneer, 1820-1901. (Books: Tasmanian pioneer).(Poem)
James Fenton of Forth: A Tasmanian Pioneer, 1820-1901, compiled and edited by Paul Fenton; Educare (PO Box 266, Burwood, Vic, 3125), 2001, standard edition of 700 copies, $69; limited edition of 100 copies, bound in buckram, $99.
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