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James Valentine

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A talk in association with the exhibition Victorian visions: 19th-century art from the John Schaeffer Collection. James Valentine, from 702 ABC Sydney, was raised by Victorians (his mother preferred crinolines and his father took snuff). Here he talks about good manners and how they can be used to declare your allegiances and repel interlopers.