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Michael Shmith is a Melbourne-based writer and editor. His latest book, Cranlana, the First One-Hundred Years (Hardie Grant Books, 2019), is a history of the Toorak home bought by Sidney and Merlyn Myer in 1920.

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'Musician of the world: A tribute to Andrew Davis' by Michael Shmith

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Australian World Orchestra – Conducted by Alexander Briger

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Michael Shmith reviews 'The Boyds: A family biography' by Brenda Niall

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