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Re: Official launch in Bendigo of restored Sydney tram R 1808

Daniel Bowen wrote:

> PS. For the really fun part when the excrement hit the airconditioner, check
> this story, when the National Gallery denied Kennett could have thought the
> portrait was a gift:
> 
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/20000301/A47187-2000Feb29.html
> 
> ... then blamed bureaucrats for a mix up:
> 
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/20000304/A53826-2000Mar3.html

I see from these that Jeff lives in Surrey Hills (two stations inbound
from my old home suburb of Box Hill). Did he ever take the train to
work?  He did, after all, have a station right under his office. 
 
> Eventually it all blew over.

The media lose interest, yes, it happens all the time.


David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand