[SEL] Distasterous news for the historical machinery movement inAustralia!!!

[R & M Ingold]

There is a lot of misunderstanding on this point
IF a lump of old iron or whatever is a part of a significant heritage site, 
THEN it MIGHT be considered as something that should stay here.

All our privately owned treasures, junk, etc. is OUR private property and in 
99.99% of cases, does not come into the range of the Govt. policy.

Of course, the bastards will try and get taxes and anything else they can 
out of your pocket!!

That is a worldwide legal ripoff practiced with consumate skills by the 
Beaurocrats.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

> I should let them take the fencing, Peter....
>
> Aside from that, it's the same as has always been, let the Ozzies put
> their money up and buy the stuff instead of it going to the scrap man.
>
> Your Government put up a law banning exports of 'rare and significant'
> machinery, so the good stuff should be protected?  Certainly it cannot
> 'officially' be sold to overseas buyers without an export licence as I
> understand it, and Oz and NZ are the only countries that I am aware of
> that have these restrictions on old iron.
>
> Peter