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In 1952 the Australian Government purchased a 1297 copy of Magna Carta for £12,500 from King's School, Bruton, England ,This copy is now on display in the Members' Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. In January 2006, it was announced by the Department of Parliamentary Services that the document had been revalued down from A$40m to A$15m
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Friday 12 November 2010
Start of the Magna Carta Celebrations.
My picture of the Magna Carta originally from Somerset kept in Parliament House Camberra, its kept in very dim light in case it fades and you can't use flash.
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