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1886: David Angus and George Robertson form a bookselling partnership in Sydney

David Angus and George Robertson form a bookselling partnership in Sydney, going on to publish Australian authors like Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson to much acclaim and success. More

Angus & Robertson in Australia

The Angus & Robertson bookshop in Sydney (1916).

Ten thousand miles from his homeland, Scotsman David Mackenzie Angus paid £50 to open a small bookshop on Market Street in Sydney, Australia. More

Building Literary Identities: Canada, Australia, India

Australian author Banjo Paterson, best known for writing “The Man from Snowy River.”

In the mid-1800s, William Collins took his UK publishing business international–from the Americas, through Australia, to Africa. More

2015: HarperCollins expands into a global publisher…

HarperCollins expands from a primarily English-language publisher to one publishing in 17 languages, with operations in 18 countries around the world. More

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1886: David Angus and George Robertson form a bookselling partnership in Sydney

Angus & Robertson in Australia

Building Literary Identities: Canada, Australia, India

2015: HarperCollins expands into a global publisher…