Thanks for that Peter. Not a good thing to happen to someone in his early 80s and who lives alone. Although Bob is not part of the TDU community, I’m sure everyone on here would wish Bob all the best in his recuperation and rehabilitation.

Paul in Melbourne

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Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 2021 20:59
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Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Bob Merchant

Hi Paul,

From he museums face book site:

One of the Museum's stalwart Members and an instantly recognisable name in the Australian Tramway Preservation Movement, Robert (Bob) Merchant has met with some misfort over the weekend.

Bob is a wealth of information about Sydney's trams was General Manager of the Museum in the 1960's and early 1970's and has held various senior positions within the Museum for over 60 years.
He has been editor of the Museum's 'Trolleywire' magazine, Australia's premier tramway historical journal for some 50 years.

Unfortunately, Bob had a nasty fall on Saturday afternoon and broke his hip. He had a hip replacement at Sutherland Hospital on Sunday and remains there recovering. He hopes to move to a repatriation hospital nearer to his home late this week or early next week. Bob doesn't own a Mobile Phone, so he is pretty hard to contact. However you can ring Sutherland Hospital and they will attempt to get a phone to him. Otherwise, you can visit him at Bed 15 in Jara Wing of Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah. (Visiting hours 8am - 8pm - make sure you wear a mask!)

He was in pretty good spirits today when I visited him, but with the medications wearing off, he was in a little pain.

On Tuesday, 19 January 2021 at 08:36:13 UTC+11p...@... mailto:p...@bigpond.com wrote:

Any update on the condition of Bob Merchant?

Paul in Melbourne