Episode 165 - J T Walker - Part 1
In this three part episode, I delve into the life and family of James Thomas Walker, Thomas Walker's cousin from Episode 164. James was a prominent banker and financier and a Federation Father, who se...
12 Mar 202531min
Episode 164 - Walker's Will
Thomas Walker died a rich man and his daughter Eadith, was the beneficiary of his will. When Eadith died in 1937, unmarried, there was an investigation into who was his closest next of kin to claim th...
12 Mar 202541min
Episode 163 - The Mystery of Martin Edward Burke
I found an article about an elderly man living in povertywho was actually a rich man – equivalent to $4 million in today's money. The Public Trustees had to advertise for next of kin as none were know...
8 Mar 202548min
Episode 162 - The Hordens - Part 3
In a 1909 newspaper article, it stated that Samuel Horden was an Australian multi-millionaire and it was reputed in one Sydney suburb alone, he owned 500 homes and was quite possibly NSW's biggest lan...
8 Mar 202521min
Episode 162 - The Horderns Part 2
In a 1909 newspaper article, it stated that Samuel Horden was an Australian multi-millionaire and it was reputed in one Sydney suburb alone, he owned 500 homes and was quite possibly NSW's biggest lan...
5 Mar 202530min
Episode 162 - The Horderns - Part 1
In a 1909 newspaper article, it stated that Samuel Horden was an Australian multi-millionaire and it was reputed in one Sydney suburb alone, he owned 500 homes and was quite possibly NSW's biggest lan...
1 Mar 202538min
Episode 161 - The Moama born Academy Award Nominee
May Robson was an America-based actress whose career spanned 58 years, starting in 1883 when she was 25. She appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s, when she was in her 70s. Robson was the first Aus...
26 Feb 202523min
Episode 160 - Major Rubin
Major Harold De Vahl Rubin was a grazier, art-collector and philanthropist who married five times. He was described as an 'eccentric grazier'.
23 Feb 202540min
