Wouldn't Read About It

Australia's Luckiest Man - The Bill Morgan Yarn

Wouldn't Read About It

Show Notes

in 1998, what Bill Morgan thought was a run of the mill day at work as a Melbourne truck driver would be the beginning of a series of events that could be considered both fortunate and unfortunate - depending on how you look at them. Bill's journey from an average every day Aussie to being known as the luckiest man in Australia is one you quite literally wouldn't read about!

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