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New chapter for Soldier and Scholar

Joyce Sanders at her character-packed Castlemaine bookshop, Soldier and Scholar. After almost 20 years, she's now selling the freehold on the building and preparing for a new life chapter. Photo: Eve Lamb

New chapter for Soldier and Scholar

It’s just shy of two decades since Joyce Sanders opened her character-packed bookshop on Castlemaine’s Barker Street. The Soldier and […]


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