Whoever buys the Berrima Gaol will not only acquire a dark slice of history and a host of ghosts, but may also experience the belated frisson of a thwarted political coup.
The year was 1932. As the Great Depression gripped, the NSW Labor government refused to pay interest on British bonds.
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Anne Twomey is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Sydney.
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