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Demolition on Oswals' mansion begins after local council battle

Taj on Swan
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Western Australia's most iconic eyesore is finally being demolished after an epic battle between its fertiliser tycoon owners and the local council. Pankaj and Radhika Oswal's $70 million partially built mansion dubbed the 'Taj on Swan', in the well-heeled Perth suburb of Peppermint Grove, was abandoned after the couple left Australia in December 2010 following the collapse of their ammonia company, Burrup Holdings. Mr.N.Raguram explains more.


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Western Australia's most iconic eyesore is finally being demolished after an epic battle between its fertiliser tycoon owners and the local council. Pankaj and Radhika Oswal's $70 million partially built mansion dubbed the 'Taj on Swan', in the well-heeled Perth suburb of Peppermint Grove, was abandoned after the couple left Australia in December 2010 following the collapse of their ammonia company, Burrup Holdings. Mr.N.Raguram explains more.



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