BIBLES were examined, read and cherished at an Albury event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Bible Society Australia.
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The Antique Bible Roadshow and Family Fun Day in QEII Square on Saturday followed Friday’s Planetshakers concert.
The day included children’s stories, bible evaluations, live music and a special appearance by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his wife Elizabeth, who set up the society in 1817.
Bible Society Australia’s Geoff Warren said the book retained an important role.
“There’s different ways people read it now, they read it from bible apps, different versions on the computer, but it’s still the biggest selling book in the world,” he said.
Richard Davies, 95, of Ballarat, owes his existence to the small bible his soldier father carried in his breast pocket during World War I. The testament that stopped shrapnel inflicting a fatal wound sat among Saturday’s displays, with the marks clearly visible.
“June this year it will be 100 years since it went in and it’s still there, never been moved,” Mr Davies said.
