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Re: Siege Mentality? (was Re: RTM 19th Century Treasures)
- Subject: Re: Siege Mentality? (was Re: RTM 19th Century Treasures)
- From: "Tony Gatt" <baulko@tig.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 09:26:12 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: The Internet Group (Sydney)
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"Trevor Edmonds" <trevor_edmonds@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
3a280726$0$19408$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a280726$0$19408$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Eben Levy wrote...
>
> > Yes, how can calling for fund of $25 000 for a TANK help the
preservation
> of
> > the museum pieces, money better spent elsewhere I believe.
>
> It will help the interpretation of the rolling stock to be displayed with
an
> appropriate load. The money was not available to be spent elsewhere. It
was
> put in specifically for the tank. Much of it came from people who do not
> usually contribute, and even from outside the membership. The tank we
bought
> has quite a history. There were a lot of military buffs who were keen to
see
> it go to a museum group, even if it was not a military museum.
So how come Dorrigo ended up with it?
Tony.