Fingal Bay retiree Rod Lavender finds uncovers 1874 copy of The Sydney Morning Herald

By Charlie Elias
Updated April 30 2019 - 5:25pm, first published April 29 2019 - 1:00pm
RARE FIND: Fingal Bay's Rod Lavender with the Sydney Morning Herald dated 1874, in its protective binder.
RARE FIND: Fingal Bay's Rod Lavender with the Sydney Morning Herald dated 1874, in its protective binder.

When retiree Rod Lavender began clearing out the Fingal Bay home he had shared with his wife Margaret of 30 years he uncovered a family antique.

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