 | | From: | Paul Westcott | | Subject: | The Professor Strikes Out | | Date: | Sun, 16 Jan 2005 23:02:25 +1100 |
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 | To mark the 150th anniversary of Victoria's (and Australia's) first
railway, the Victorian Government commissioned Associate Professor
Robert Lee of the University of Western Sydney to write a history of the
Victorian Railways.
Having missed the deadline of September last year, the professor has now
formally withdrawn from the project. I understand that one of his major
problems was a lack of sufficient general knowledge of Victorian history
and politics.
The publishers are now sounding out a Victorian historian to pick up the
pieces.
Paul Westcott
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| | From: | Peter Parker | | Subject: | Re: The Professor Strikes Out | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:28:45 +1100 |
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"Paul Westcott" wrote in message
news:41ea57cf$0$2590$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> The publishers are now sounding out a Victorian historian to pick up the
> pieces.
Why not Geoffrey Blainey?
He is:
a. Victorian
b. a historian
c. has written a thing or two about transport (eg 'Tyranny of Distance')
Peter
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| | From: | Paul Blair | | Subject: | Re: The Professor Strikes Out | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:48:49 +1100 |
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| Peter Parker wrote:
> "Paul Westcott" wrote in message
> news:41ea57cf$0$2590$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
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>>The publishers are now sounding out a Victorian historian to pick up the
>>pieces.
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>
> Why not Geoffrey Blainey?
>
> He is:
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> a. Victorian
> b. a historian
> c. has written a thing or two about transport (eg 'Tyranny of Distance')
>
> Peter
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>
Max Lay. He has a long transport background, wrote the history of Oz
roads...
Paul Blair
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| | From: | Paul Westcott | | Subject: | Re: The Professor Strikes Out | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:18:10 +1100 |
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| Paul Blair wrote:
> Peter Parker wrote:
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>> Paul Westcott wrote in message
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>>> The publishers are now sounding out a Victorian historian to pick up the
>>> pieces.
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>> Why not Geoffrey Blainey?
>>
>> He is:
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>> a. Victorian
>> b. a historian
>> c. has written a thing or two about transport (eg 'Tyranny of Distance')
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> Max Lay. He has a long transport background, wrote the history of Oz
> roads...
No, it's neither of the above.
Paul Westcott
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