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

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"David McLoughlin" <davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz> wrote in
message 3a4d62fb@news.iprolink.co.nz">news:3a4d62fb@news.iprolink.co.nz...
> Daniel Bowen wrote:
> > There was a lot of fuss last year when Kennett was found
> > to have "accidentally" taken a very valuable painting of Bolte home with
> > him.
>
> A "very valuable painting of Bolte" ????

I've done some digging and found the story:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/20000229/A44945-2000Feb28.html

Enjoy!


> ROTFLMAO.
>
> Thanks, Daniel, you made my day. Who would pay for a painting of Bolte?
>
> Well, maybe taxpayers forced to pay for one to be hung in some
> government office or the arts centre.

Hit the nail on the head! IIRC, it was valued at something like $50K, though
personally if I had it I'd probably let my kids paint over it :-)

> Sheesh, at least over here in New Zealand, the very idea of a painting
> being done of a politician would produce raucous derision from the
> taxpaying public. None of our polticians would even dare agree to pose
> for one.

See, NZ *does* have something going for it, apart from that in your sig!

> -- God created New Zealand so Tasmanians would have something to laugh
> about.


Daniel
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