[BITList] THE AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL WAY

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*THE AUSTRALIAN WAY*   or political obfuscation at its best!**


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.



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.




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."



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Now, that’s how it's done!
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