Reporters: Pema Monaghan, Josie Hess and Claudia Su
Host: Angus McDonald
Sound designer: Clancy Balen
Producer: Nell Gereats
This episode is part three of our 7-part podcast Uncurated: Unpacking Australia’s hidden histories. Find more episodes here.
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In the lines of a poem, a glimpse into privilege and the crafting of history
Among more than 700 items collected by Sir Russell and Lady Mab Grimwade and gifted to the University of Melbourne is a poem about a house built for the wealthy couple by a fashionable architect. In this episode of Uncurated, Pema Monaghan, Josie Hess and Claudia Su unravel what that poem tells us about a man whose collection defined the way Australian history has been told.
