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Reply #30 - Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:00pm
 

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Then again how about we just try and get back what was taken away.  Easter Tuesday, and royal show day?.


Wasn't Easter Tuesday known as something like 'kid's day at the show' - when we still had 3 year school terms (in NSW)!?

As for the proposal for a Halloween holiday: I doubt it will ever get up - given that it comes too close to the October long weekend and very few business leaders would have a vested interest in supporting it (for most, it would be deemed contrary to their vested interests)...
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Reply #31 - Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:07pm
 
I am not sure about N.S.W but in Victoria we always had Easter Tuesday as a public holiday.  That was until Jeff Kennett the liberal premier took it away as far as I know.  Easter at one stage was always five days.
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Reply #32 - Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:09pm
 
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Then again how about we just try and get back what was taken away.  Easter Tuesday, and royal show day?.


Yes I remember the good old days when I used to get Show day and Easter Tuesday off.

I'll never forget the way Jeff Kennett did it. At first he threatened to cancel Easter Tuesday, Queens Birthday, Show Day and Melbourne Cup day. There was outrage so he "compromised" and just got rid of Easter Tuesday and Show day.
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Reply #33 - Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:11pm
 
Equitist wrote on Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:00pm:
As for the proposal for a Halloween holiday: I doubt it will ever get up - given that it comes too close to the October long weekend.....



What October long weekend?
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Reply #34 - Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:33pm
 

The_Barnacle wrote on Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:11pm:
Equitist wrote on Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:00pm:
As for the proposal for a Halloween holiday: I doubt it will ever get up - given that it comes too close to the October long weekend.....



What October long weekend?


LOL...I was thinking that it was the Queen's Birthday - but it is Labour Day in NSW...

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/events/vacations.html
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