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A palace made of nails

A palace made of nails

In Black and White · Herald Sun

February 22, 202355m 43s

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Show Notes

William Kerr Thomson was a hardware clerk turned mogul, right at the moment that Melbourne most needed picks and shovels.And as the cash rolled in, he set his sights on creating his own personal utopia. 

Historian Andrew Lemon joins the show to tell this rags to riches to rags story.

Read Dr Lemon's book: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/product/the-pebbled-beach-at-pentecost-a-novel-by-andrew-lemon/

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In Black and WhiteWilliam Kerr ThomsonAndrew Lemonhistorianrags to riches