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His estate was valued for probate in 1975 at $ 2,393,703.11 which, adjusted for inflation, would account to $ 23,232,745.54 in 2023. Notable items declared in his estate, were paintings and sketches from some of
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854:Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War
1061:Sir Frank Packer: The Young Master
1039:Sir Frank – The Frank Packer Story
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917:Australian Dictionary of Biography
851:In the 2013 television miniseries
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249:Ethel Maude, née Hewson (mother)
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1008:It's an Honour: Knight Bachelor
841:Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
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368:The Australian Women's Weekly
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536:Northern Suburbs Crematorium
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864:Howzat! Kerry Packer's War
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484:. He had two sons,
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374:The Daily Telegraph
341:Abbotsholme College
318:Robert Clyde Packer
119:South Head Cemetery
1063:. Harper Collins.
815:The True Believers
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774:Frank Packer Plate
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685:Robin Hill
670:The Hangar
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470:Telegraph
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