Elisabeth Murdoch: Two Lives
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.
Author: Jon Monks
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 338
In 1927, newspaperman Keith Murdoch spotted a portrait of eighteen year-old Elisabeth Greene in the latest issue of Table Talk magazine and decided she was the woman he most wanted to meet at the charity dance that night. A year later they were married. The marriage produced four children of whom Rupert Murdoch was second born. Elisabeth Murdoch is one of Australia's 'grand dames' who charms everyone she meets. One of the most popular women of her generation, at her peak of personal power in the 1970s she was considered by the Fraser Government as a candidate for governor general. Not only the widow of legendary newspaperman, Herald and Weekly Times Chairman, Keith Murdoch, and mother of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, she has a distinctive resume in her own right: thirty three years on the board of the Royal Children's Hospital, twelve as president. She was instrumental in guaranteeing the present sight in the parklands of Melbourne's Parkville and oversaw its transition from small children's hospital into world-renowned research institution. But that is not all. She is a patron of the Arts, having been the first woman appointed trustee at the National Gallery of Victoria, for years she has been actively involved in the Victorian Tapestry Workshop and the McClelland Art Gallery. On top of all this she is a mad keen gardener responsible for creating one of Australia's foremost gardens at Cruden Farm, her home and the base of the Murdoch family in Victoria's Langwarrin. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES tells the story of all this and more. It takes you back to the 1920S when the third-born daughter of Bairnie and Rupert Greene sat up in bed eating Thin Captains and listening to her parents argue. It describes the life of a little girl who, even as a toddler, loved gardens and, from a position high in the trees of her large family home, would wave to the grip men as the cable trams trundled down Toorak Road. Her father, Rupert Greene, was a lovable rogue, an irrepressible gambler generous to all except his family. Her mother, Bairnie Greene, was their sensible saviour, renting their impressive home and boarding the family to pay their debts. After an education at Clyde Girls' School, Elisabeth made her debut - and met Keith Murdoch. Her marriage was a huge success and, until Keith died in 1952, they were a loving, closely knit family. Rupert was twenty-two at his father's death, and inherited only the Adelaide News. It was from this base that he built his global empire. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES is a 'good read' full of fascinating local history. Her life covers a good part of this century and tells us a lot about the society we live in. Described as 'Rupert Murdoch's secret weapon' Dame Elisabeth is a powerful woman. This biography is her first and you can only wonder why it took so long.
Author: Jon Monks
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 338
In 1927, newspaperman Keith Murdoch spotted a portrait of eighteen year-old Elisabeth Greene in the latest issue of Table Talk magazine and decided she was the woman he most wanted to meet at the charity dance that night. A year later they were married. The marriage produced four children of whom Rupert Murdoch was second born. Elisabeth Murdoch is one of Australia's 'grand dames' who charms everyone she meets. One of the most popular women of her generation, at her peak of personal power in the 1970s she was considered by the Fraser Government as a candidate for governor general. Not only the widow of legendary newspaperman, Herald and Weekly Times Chairman, Keith Murdoch, and mother of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, she has a distinctive resume in her own right: thirty three years on the board of the Royal Children's Hospital, twelve as president. She was instrumental in guaranteeing the present sight in the parklands of Melbourne's Parkville and oversaw its transition from small children's hospital into world-renowned research institution. But that is not all. She is a patron of the Arts, having been the first woman appointed trustee at the National Gallery of Victoria, for years she has been actively involved in the Victorian Tapestry Workshop and the McClelland Art Gallery. On top of all this she is a mad keen gardener responsible for creating one of Australia's foremost gardens at Cruden Farm, her home and the base of the Murdoch family in Victoria's Langwarrin. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES tells the story of all this and more. It takes you back to the 1920S when the third-born daughter of Bairnie and Rupert Greene sat up in bed eating Thin Captains and listening to her parents argue. It describes the life of a little girl who, even as a toddler, loved gardens and, from a position high in the trees of her large family home, would wave to the grip men as the cable trams trundled down Toorak Road. Her father, Rupert Greene, was a lovable rogue, an irrepressible gambler generous to all except his family. Her mother, Bairnie Greene, was their sensible saviour, renting their impressive home and boarding the family to pay their debts. After an education at Clyde Girls' School, Elisabeth made her debut - and met Keith Murdoch. Her marriage was a huge success and, until Keith died in 1952, they were a loving, closely knit family. Rupert was twenty-two at his father's death, and inherited only the Adelaide News. It was from this base that he built his global empire. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES is a 'good read' full of fascinating local history. Her life covers a good part of this century and tells us a lot about the society we live in. Described as 'Rupert Murdoch's secret weapon' Dame Elisabeth is a powerful woman. This biography is her first and you can only wonder why it took so long.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.
Author: Jon Monks
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 338
In 1927, newspaperman Keith Murdoch spotted a portrait of eighteen year-old Elisabeth Greene in the latest issue of Table Talk magazine and decided she was the woman he most wanted to meet at the charity dance that night. A year later they were married. The marriage produced four children of whom Rupert Murdoch was second born. Elisabeth Murdoch is one of Australia's 'grand dames' who charms everyone she meets. One of the most popular women of her generation, at her peak of personal power in the 1970s she was considered by the Fraser Government as a candidate for governor general. Not only the widow of legendary newspaperman, Herald and Weekly Times Chairman, Keith Murdoch, and mother of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, she has a distinctive resume in her own right: thirty three years on the board of the Royal Children's Hospital, twelve as president. She was instrumental in guaranteeing the present sight in the parklands of Melbourne's Parkville and oversaw its transition from small children's hospital into world-renowned research institution. But that is not all. She is a patron of the Arts, having been the first woman appointed trustee at the National Gallery of Victoria, for years she has been actively involved in the Victorian Tapestry Workshop and the McClelland Art Gallery. On top of all this she is a mad keen gardener responsible for creating one of Australia's foremost gardens at Cruden Farm, her home and the base of the Murdoch family in Victoria's Langwarrin. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES tells the story of all this and more. It takes you back to the 1920S when the third-born daughter of Bairnie and Rupert Greene sat up in bed eating Thin Captains and listening to her parents argue. It describes the life of a little girl who, even as a toddler, loved gardens and, from a position high in the trees of her large family home, would wave to the grip men as the cable trams trundled down Toorak Road. Her father, Rupert Greene, was a lovable rogue, an irrepressible gambler generous to all except his family. Her mother, Bairnie Greene, was their sensible saviour, renting their impressive home and boarding the family to pay their debts. After an education at Clyde Girls' School, Elisabeth made her debut - and met Keith Murdoch. Her marriage was a huge success and, until Keith died in 1952, they were a loving, closely knit family. Rupert was twenty-two at his father's death, and inherited only the Adelaide News. It was from this base that he built his global empire. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES is a 'good read' full of fascinating local history. Her life covers a good part of this century and tells us a lot about the society we live in. Described as 'Rupert Murdoch's secret weapon' Dame Elisabeth is a powerful woman. This biography is her first and you can only wonder why it took so long.
Author: Jon Monks
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 338
In 1927, newspaperman Keith Murdoch spotted a portrait of eighteen year-old Elisabeth Greene in the latest issue of Table Talk magazine and decided she was the woman he most wanted to meet at the charity dance that night. A year later they were married. The marriage produced four children of whom Rupert Murdoch was second born. Elisabeth Murdoch is one of Australia's 'grand dames' who charms everyone she meets. One of the most popular women of her generation, at her peak of personal power in the 1970s she was considered by the Fraser Government as a candidate for governor general. Not only the widow of legendary newspaperman, Herald and Weekly Times Chairman, Keith Murdoch, and mother of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, she has a distinctive resume in her own right: thirty three years on the board of the Royal Children's Hospital, twelve as president. She was instrumental in guaranteeing the present sight in the parklands of Melbourne's Parkville and oversaw its transition from small children's hospital into world-renowned research institution. But that is not all. She is a patron of the Arts, having been the first woman appointed trustee at the National Gallery of Victoria, for years she has been actively involved in the Victorian Tapestry Workshop and the McClelland Art Gallery. On top of all this she is a mad keen gardener responsible for creating one of Australia's foremost gardens at Cruden Farm, her home and the base of the Murdoch family in Victoria's Langwarrin. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES tells the story of all this and more. It takes you back to the 1920S when the third-born daughter of Bairnie and Rupert Greene sat up in bed eating Thin Captains and listening to her parents argue. It describes the life of a little girl who, even as a toddler, loved gardens and, from a position high in the trees of her large family home, would wave to the grip men as the cable trams trundled down Toorak Road. Her father, Rupert Greene, was a lovable rogue, an irrepressible gambler generous to all except his family. Her mother, Bairnie Greene, was their sensible saviour, renting their impressive home and boarding the family to pay their debts. After an education at Clyde Girls' School, Elisabeth made her debut - and met Keith Murdoch. Her marriage was a huge success and, until Keith died in 1952, they were a loving, closely knit family. Rupert was twenty-two at his father's death, and inherited only the Adelaide News. It was from this base that he built his global empire. ELISABETH MURDOCH: TWO LIVES is a 'good read' full of fascinating local history. Her life covers a good part of this century and tells us a lot about the society we live in. Described as 'Rupert Murdoch's secret weapon' Dame Elisabeth is a powerful woman. This biography is her first and you can only wonder why it took so long.
Elisabeth Murdoch: Two Lives