THE LODGE AT CANBERRA IN THE EARLY DAYS

THE LODGE AT CANBERRA  IN THE EARLY DAYS

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

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PRIME MINISTER JOE LYONS’ SOJOURN IN ULVERSTONE

PRIME MINISTER JOE LYONS' SOJOURN IN ULVERSTONE

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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