In 1936 I came across a newspaper article titled 'Australian Millionaire', stating the late Harry Bellingham Howard-Smith left an estate in England and Australia valued at over 1 million pounds. I was intrigued to know more about his family and how he amassed a fortune.

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References

Martin Welch's Public Family Tree on ancestry.com.au

Trove newspapers