Re: "Day of the Roses"

[Shay Gordon-Brown <ShayGB@uq.net.au>]

Quentin Christensen wrote:
> 

 There was also a little snippet about someone
> > who had been carrying a lot of money between the Sydney Turf Club and the
> > Australian Labor Party.  What on *earth* was that about?  Why did they put
> > it in, but never explain it?  Very odd.
> >
That was the point.  It was odd, everything about Granville was
supposedly odd.  I haven't read too much about it but if it was anything
like the stories behind the Titanic, it would be one hell of a read.  

PS I'd just love to know if the report about the missing money, the turf
club and the ALP was accurate.

Shay


> > Robs the Wollongong Quokka
> > http://www.zipworld.com.au/~quokka/
> > --
> > "The government bills us for urine depletion.  (It's called taxes)."
> >   -- MegaHALv8
> 
> I thought that bit with the guy carrying the money was to show all the
> people who are willing to cash in on such a tragedy, ie, he CLAIMED he
> had all that money, hoping the govt. or someone would actually give it
> to him.  I was appalled when I saw the part about how the ambulances and
> emergency service vehicles had been robbed.  I cannot imagine anyone
> being so low to steal life savin equipment, probably useless to them,
> while people are dying and in need of the equipment.  I can't beleive
> it...
> 
> I thought that it showed the heroes of the day well, I was moved to
> tears in a number of places in the show, and I thought that the set was
> especially well done with the bridge and the train etc.
> 
> Lest we forget.
> 
> Quentin
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