Boyish hobby became a $18 million collection of Australian history | juliepower
Like most boys born in 1942, former journalist, media executive and businessman Trevor Kennedy collected stamps, matchbox lids and other things.
And in a donation, on an unprecedented scale, Mr Kennedy has given the museum other items of historical significance – valued at between $7 and $10 million – to retain the collection's integrity and character.Kennedy said he hoped the collection would give Australians the opportunity to "explore and better understand our nation’s remarkable history".
Its breadth and scope was so extraordinary, far outstripping the museum's previous largest single acquisition of $1 million, that the museum decided to fund it from future annual allocations for acquisitions.
Kennedy said his interest in collecting turned into a fixation on antiques when he was posted to London for thein the late 1960s. With "a junk shop on every corner," he started hunting Portobello Road for treasures.that he later became interested in Australia's own rich history. "That was when the Australiana thing really kicked in," he said. After being "absolutely broke like the rest of young journos", he also had some money for the first time.
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