Bits 'O History-- It Ain't Old, It's Current Stuff.
1. WW II MOTOR BOAT-- The May 8th Motor Boats Monthly reports that a WW II motor boat has been relaunched with a voyage up the Thames River to Windsor. It is a 44 foot River Class fast launch and served during the war with the Royal Army Service Corps in Egypt, Hong Kong and the UK. It has been completely restored.
2. HMAS SYDNEY-- The April 25th Mudgee Guardian reports that Maxwell Edwin Bartlett of Mudgee was on the HMAS Sydney when it sank Nov. 19, 1941. He was 19 and the second child of Mugbee Mayor Edwin Bartlett to die.
His second counsin Lynette Bartlett was a toddler when he died, but remembers family sadness when it was reported as missing. At first, the family always referred to him as missing, but later they talked of his going down with the Sydney.
3. PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS "HALLOWED GROUND" LEGISLATION-- The May 10th Evening Sun reports that President Bush signed legislation to make a 175 stretch of land between Gettysburg and Monticello a National Heritage Area. As a result, Journey Through Hallowed Ground, a national non-profit partnership now is eligible for up to $1 million in federal funds a year.
It joins the list of 38 federally designated National Heritage Areas.
History, It Just Doesn't Stop. --Ol' Coot
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