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From: "Beryl O'Gorman" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] Headstones
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 19:37:34 +1100
References: <20030314080915.0E3B936866@zorg.st.net.au>


Tom and Susie - Fifteen All!
I know Susie won't mind if I pass on her message. She can kick my shins
personally on March 23.

Quote: *And can I tell you the final word - DON'T CLEAN THEM WITH ANYTHING -
you
only damage them further! No brush, no solutions, no shaving cream etc.
etc. etc. The ONLY admissable thing - a gentle spray with water (i.e.
similar to rain). Even removing moss, lychen etc. etc. damages them.

Believe, NO solution of anything is good for them. You might get a better
photo for yourself but your grandkids and great grandkids may never get to
see their ancestors' headstone because of what our generation does to them.

Sorry for the soapbox, but this is a really important issue.

Regards ......... Soapbox Susie*

Anyone else?
Cheers
Beryl

Beryl O'Gorman
Greensborough Victoria Australia
List Admin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Perrett" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] Headstones

> This stone is ALREADY eroded, if something is
> done now, something can be retreived, if the
> purists had their way nothing would be done now
> so in a while after erosion continues, there will
> be nothing anyway.

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