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Hugh Lunn's avatar

I never found out Chris, but it could have been anyone form the telex operator to a journalist with a good friend on The Age.

Please note Frank Palmos's comment: that Rupert did it!

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Peter Spriggins's avatar

Well done Hugh, obviously one of the most challenging tasks for a News Corporation journalist was to contribute to Rupert's Annual Report. Great initiative getting your passport ready in such short time for the international flight from Darwin to Honolulu, and then getting off in Townsville!

Loved reading about Anna Murdoch putting on a pot of boiling water on the stove so it looked like something was happening if Rupert arrived and dinner hadn't yet been cooked.

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Aunty Helen To You's avatar

It seems wives, as well as Queenslanders, are expendable. The day we read your story on Rupert and wife number 2, he pops the question to wife number 5!

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

I must have known!

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Chris Lizardman's avatar

Did you ever find out who?

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Sheryl Chambers's avatar

Loved this story

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Andrea Graham's avatar

Great read

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Bob Noble's avatar

Marvellous story Hugh !! ..great way to start the day ..hope you and Helen are in " sparkling condition "..Cheers, Bob.

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Jim Dobbin's avatar

You read fiction? ...power corrupts.

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