<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of the oldest bookshops in Melbourne is on the move, relocating after more than a hundred years at its Bourke Street location.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hill of Content, a long-standing fixture in Melbourne's literary landscape, is moving just a short distance, with its owners given notice to vacate the premises on January 7 due to planned redevelopment of the building.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Owners Diana and Duncan Johnston initially met the news with dismay. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/womans-caffeine-death-blamed-on-ambulance-ramping/5b912282-e1d9-4c9c-b3dd-f2e04b7acb99"><strong><span>'Unacceptable' wait in caffeine overdose death</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We were absolutely devastated at the thought of having to close our store," Diana said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Determined to continue the bookshop's legacy, they began searching for a new location. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Duncan said they sought a location "that was still in an iconic building of some sort, still at the top of the town."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/hill-of-content-one-of-melbournes-oldest-bookshops-on-the-move-after-a-century/d6ad9ad3-c803-4f01-ad81-3f4b64093084" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ultimately, a suitable space was found a mere 120 metres from the original site. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've been really lucky. Our landlord has worked to bring it up to scratch. And we've got wall plans, some beautiful plans," Diana said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Duncan added, "And it'll look the exact same from the outside just about as our current building is."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move involves relocating thousands of books. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bookshop has appealed to its customer base, publishers, and authors for assistance. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Duncan Johnston explained the logistics: "We'll physically move them out of one shop, book by book up to the other shop."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Diana Johnston added that "we will make a human chain".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hill of Content will operate at 86 Bourke Street until the end of the month, with the new location scheduled to open on July 12.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></strong></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><strong><span>9ExPress</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>