14 September 2009

Thieves strike Stanhope Memorial Arboretum

14 September 2009 | johnboy

The Canberra Times brings word that Stanhope’s Folly, aka the Canberra International Arboretum and Gardens has had a spot of bother with thieves making off with 140 saplings.

In an interesting insight into the administration of the arboretum it was only discovered when Comrade Stanhope himself was out taking an apparently regular constitutional and noticed the missing beech and pear trees.

$6,700 isn’t a lot of money for the risks involved, but if you’re offered a cheap tree in the next few days at least you’ll know it has top notch provenance.

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housebound7:12 pm 15 Sep 09

Mr Evil said :

Stanhope probably spends time talking to the trees at the Jon Stanhope Bigger than Jesus Memorial Arborectum.God knows he doesn’t talk to the people of the ACT.

And I thought I was disillusioned about things.

Mr Evil2:51 pm 15 Sep 09

Hells_Bells74 said :

I just heard that 1200 trees were stolen?

Coming from the father of a contractor out there.

Probably stolen by a contractor; to be sold back to the ACT Govt next week! 🙂

Stanhope probably spends time talking to the trees at the Jon Stanhope Bigger than Jesus Memorial Arborectum.

God knows he doesn’t talk to the people of the ACT.

Hells_Bells747:30 pm 14 Sep 09

I just heard that 1200 trees were stolen?

Coming from the father of a contractor out there.

busgirl7:02 pm 14 Sep 09

Bloody bunch of thieving bastards. Why don’t you get a job and buy the saplings with your own money instead? Losers.
I personally love the idea of a tree museum and can’t wait till we are allowed to have a look around.

Pommy bastard5:59 pm 14 Sep 09

I’m going to be offering home made Devonshire pear cider next year. If you’d like a sample, sign up for a few bottles here; iknickedstanstrees@cider.com

I-filed5:42 pm 14 Sep 09

peterh said :

what makes me wonder is why they went after the pear and beech trees? why not some of the exotics? or would that stand out like the proverbial in a suburban backyard?

A pear tree isn’t an exotic?

Trunking symbols5:16 pm 14 Sep 09

redbananas said :

Joni Mitchell foresaw such an occasion –

They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum
Then they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see them.

. . . and those of us who remember the bush and pinies on the site pre-arboretum can reflect on the following lyrics:

Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

p14:49 pm 14 Sep 09

Joni Mitchell foresaw such an occasion

That raises an interesting question. Will there be big enough parking lot at the Arboretum?

redbananas4:45 pm 14 Sep 09

Joni Mitchell foresaw such an occasion –

They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum
Then they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see them.

julz4:42 pm 14 Sep 09

Stanhope moved out of Kaleen some time ago.

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