Sporting icon’s family in 71-year inheritance spat
Walter Lindrum is considered one of the nation’s all-time great sporting heroes. His legacy has lessons on avoiding being snookered in family disputes.
The family of one of Australia’s all-time greatest sporting champions, Walter Lindrum, continues to squabble about who owns real estate and valuable memorabilia for three generations after his death.
Lindrum, who died in 1960, is considered to be the greatest player of billiards, with around 57 world records, some still standing, and was hailed as the “Bradman of Billiards”, a reference to another sporting icon, cricketer Don Bradman.
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