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Remus Rudd......especially for all Aussies!!

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BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 10 Aug 2013 23:00



Remus Rudd

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 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 Jail.




On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription:

'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Melbourne Jail 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.





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!

That's real POLITICAL SPIN!

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Aug 2013 23:04

This was on Genealogy a week or so ago but is unfortunately a hoax


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/remus-rudd-hanged-horse-thief-hoax.shtml

Researching:

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 10 Aug 2013 23:33

Yes - sorry Brenda. It was a hoax and it's been going for awhile. There is also an American version. Sorry......

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 11 Aug 2013 00:01

I've seen various versions of this story, but not this one.... I'll pass it on!

Mr Rudd was famous when he was a child..... he was The Milky Bar Kid!

:-D

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 11 Aug 2013 08:54

Well,sorry folks...I had it sent to me by a friend and although it is a hoax it describes how politicians twist things to suit themselves...so it is worth a thought to not believe everything you read,which I was taught by my parents years ago!!