A splendid assortment: Denise Tilley introduces Birchalls, Launceston

Friday, 17 October 2014 Books+Publishing

In 1844 Birchalls opened in Launceston, Tasmania, with an advertisement in the local paper promising a ‘splendid assortment of books, stationery, fancy goods, etc’. The store continues to stock an ‘extensive range of products’, writes general manager Denise Tilley.At the northern end of a beautiful island state, at the head...