Chris Albury, from Dominic Winter Auctioneers, said the books were from Rayner Unwin of the publishing firm, Allen and Unwin.

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Man 'O War Cay has been the centre of Bahamian boat-building for 200 years, with the Albury Brothers still plying the trade along the waterfront.

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First stop was the home of a family of Iraqi asylums seekers who have settled in south-western Sydney, and a family from DR Congo who now live in Albury on the border between New South Wales and Victoria.

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