The Lodge in Canberra was originally built as a temporary residence for Australian Prime Ministers. It was not huge, but comfortable enough, with five reception rooms, a billiard room, and three bathrooms. The house was set in attractive gardens, with a tennis court and pavilion. ‘Silvertail’, Toorak
Read more →Joseph Aloysius Lyons was four years old in 1883, when his father Michael moved the family to the Tasmanian seaside town of Ulverstone. Mr Lyons Snr. opened a bakery and butcher’s shop, but unfortunately he fitted the description of ‘feckless’ rather well, and lost everything betting on
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