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Jan 2018
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Case 75: Graeme Thorne

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About this episode
On June 1 1960, Sydney resident Bazil Thorne received a phone call informing that he’d just won one hundred thousand pounds in a Sydney Opera House Lottery. Bazil couldn’t believe his ears – he’d never won anything of significance before.

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Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host
Researched and written by Anna Priestland
Additional research by Bonnie Lavelle Robinson

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