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Join Wundry Plus in the Wundery app or on Apple Podcasts. It's 1963 at a restaurant in Sydney, Australia.

32 year old Rupert. 1963 at a restaurant in Sydney, Australia.

32-year-old Rupert Murdoch places his knife and fork on an empty plate

and settles back in his chair.

This is his favorite restaurant, but not because of the food.

It's the proximity to his office.

Rupert loves his work, and over the last few years,

he's bought several regional newspapers.

Now, his company News Limited is one of the biggest media businesses in Australia

and that success has attracted the notice of Robert Maxwell who's flown in all

away from London with what he describes as an exciting opportunity.

Rupert tops up Robert Maxwell's glass.

So, uh, encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia yes.

I've managed to acquire some of the finest ever published and I'm in the middle of around the world trip to find partners to sell them.

I've just come here from India where there was phenomenal interest.

How many did you sell there? I don't have the exact figures at hand, but there was a lot of interest.

And given your growing international reputation, Mr. Murdoch, I wanted to offer you first

refusal in Australia.

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