Henry Krongold - memoirs
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Henry Krongold - memoirs
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number920.0092924094/0027
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]09859
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Allen & Unwin
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2003
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]xiv,274p.,index
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9781741142648
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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.