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

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

"Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote in message
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> "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!

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

Eventually it all blew over.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.danielbowen.com/