[BITList] Good One

[M & E. HENDERSON.]

Our Australian members may be more interested in this.

 

 Malcolm.

 

No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and VERY
telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.

 Judy Rudd an amateur genealogy researcher in south east   Queensland, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree.  She discovered that
ex-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was hanged for
horse stealing and train robbery in   Melbourne in 1889.  Both Judy and
Kevin Rudd share this common ancestor.

 The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at the
Melbourne Gaol.

 
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:
'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Melbourne Gaol 1885, escaped 1887, robbed
the Melbourne-Geelong train six times.  

Caught by Victoria Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

 
So Judy recently e-mailed ex-Prime Minister Rudd for information about their
great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

 
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Believe it or not, Kevin Rudd's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:

 "Remus Rudd was famous in Victoria during the mid to late 1800s.  His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets
and intimate dealings with the Melbourne-Geelong Railroad.

Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad.
In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Victoria
Police Force.  In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function
held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."

 
NOW That's how it's done, Folks!

 





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