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by Sovereign1989
02 Oct 2008, 08:52
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Hapsburg Beale & Company
Replies: 3
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Hapsburg Beale

The first piano in Australia was a Broadwood. It arrived with the First Fleet in January, 1788, and was the property of a surgeon. When he returned to England, he sold the piano to Elizabeth Macarthur, wife of the founder of the Australian wool industry, John Macarthur. I can imagine the instrument ...