My favourite Kerry Packer Story (true story) & Video

All the Ron Casey talk got me nostalgic for 80's characters (not that I really liked Ron casey).

Kerry Packer was my absolute favourite. This is a truncated version of parliamentry enquiry he fronted regarding Fairfax / foreign media ownership.

A fine example of a great mind, who followed the laws of the land to the letter and to they're uttermost extent, schooling dithering leftie (and rightie) professional pollies on :

1. How the country actually works.

2. How it can work better.

One of best points to the parliament is "If you're going to make another law, repeal and old one first".

My Kerry story (True story)

I used to work as an accountant for a big company in the Brisbane fruit markets. My Boss at the time played golf with Kerry one day at indooroopilly for some charity event.

The promo girls looked after them really well (not that well). Kerry got talking to one of them during the round and pretty much found out her life history, including her large house loan of $275k (that was pretty big in the late 90's), and that her partner got injured at work and they were struggling etc.

At the 18th they all shook hands etc, my boss saw Kerry hading the girl something. The girl screamed. He gave her a cheque for $275k as a tip.

I have a mate that works at a big Sydney hospital and he told me a story about Kerry Packer where he was coming in to hospital for surgery. He got a phone call in the middle of the night to get in and start preparing as Packer wanted an entire ward all to himself. So they were up all night moving all the equipment, beds the whole lot.

Packer was apparently told that the ward had no cable television so he hired his own guys to run cables through the wall and everything to get it set up, he then had a secretaries desk installed next to his bed.

After the surgery and being cleared to go home, as thanks he donated a tonne of money to the hospital and that is how the Kerry Packer education centre came about.

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Marty October 3, 2018 at 1:22pm

Ina Casino somewhere he dared an loud mouth to ‘toss’ a chip for his fortune
The loud mouth declined n then shut up
- Daz Sul > Marty October 3, 2018 at 1:41pm
  
  Yeah I remember hearing that one Marty. Some bloke giving Kerry lip at the big boys table in Vegas and said, Im worth 50 Million to which KP replied "I'll flip you for it."
- Swampie > Marty October 3, 2018 at 2:11pm
  
  He won 4 mil in a hand on blackjack. Wanted to give dealer a 1 mil tip. Dealer said not allowed to take tips. Kerry was not happy. Manager got involved and said no he would b sacked if took tip. Kerry called dealer over and whispered something to him. 1 min later dealer went to his manager and quit. He took tip and left. Packer gave him the advice.
  - Daz Sul > Swampie October 3, 2018 at 7:47pm
    
    love it. Never hear that one before. Bluddy generous bloke.
- Rise of an empire > Marty October 3, 2018 at 2:34pm
  
  Yeah I've heard all 3 of them stories they don't make them like Kerry anymore
- Baulko Eel > Marty October 3, 2018 at 5:38pm
  
  KP spoke more sense in that video then any of the idiots we have running the country then and now. I've seen the video a number of times and I still derive great pleasure seeing him make those politians look like fools.
Steel be with you October 3, 2018 at 6:51pm

I have a mate that works at a big Sydney hospital and he told me a story about Kerry Packer where he was coming in to hospital for surgery. He got a phone call in the middle of the night to get in and start preparing as Packer wanted an entire ward all to himself. So they were up all night moving all the equipment, beds the whole lot.

Packer was apparently told that the ward had no cable television so he hired his own guys to run cables through the wall and everything to get it set up, he then had a secretaries desk installed next to his bed.

After the surgery and being cleared to go home, as thanks he donated a tonne of money to the hospital and that is how the Kerry Packer education centre came about.
- Daz Sul > Steel be with you October 3, 2018 at 7:48pm
  
  Thats a beauty Steel. Thanks for Sharing.
Cumberland October 3, 2018 at 7:17pm

Packer putting a defibrillator in every Australian Ambulance after being saved by one was a fabulously generous gesture.
- Daz Sul > Cumberland October 3, 2018 at 7:48pm
  
  Oath mate. Shows you the power of money in the right hands.

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