Henry Krongold - memoirs
TitleHenry Krongold - memoirs
Author
Call number920.0092924094/0027
Object number09859
Place of publicationCrows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Year of publication
2003
Physical descriptionxiv,274p.,index
MaterialBook
ISBN9781741142648
Description
Henry Krongold was born in Poland, fled to Australia and became one of third country's leading businessmen and philanthropists. His memoirs contain a variety of strands. His escape to Australia during World War II from Nazi-occupied Poland took eighteen months.Krongold's business successes included hosiery (Charmaine and Schiaparelli), establishing Melbourne's first covered carpark (and its prize-winning Moomba floats), property development (he was an early owner of land on the Gold Coast) and carpets.