(no subject)
The England team went to visit an Orphanage in South Africa this morning.
"It's so good to put a smile on the faces of people with no hope, constantly struggling and facing the impossible" said Jamal Umboto, aged 6.
SPIN, THE AUSTRALIAN WAY:
Judy Rudd, an amateur genealogy researcher in southern Queensland, was doing some personal work on her family tree. She discovered that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Melbourne in 1889, and 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 Prime Minister Rudd for information about their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd:
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 what you call SPIN!
"It's so good to put a smile on the faces of people with no hope, constantly struggling and facing the impossible" said Jamal Umboto, aged 6.
SPIN, THE AUSTRALIAN WAY:
Judy Rudd, an amateur genealogy researcher in southern Queensland, was doing some personal work on her family tree. She discovered that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Melbourne in 1889, and 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 Prime Minister Rudd for information about their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd:
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 what you call SPIN!