Quote Originally Posted by johnboy View Post
Ah!
That makes sense Charlie.
Richard Seddon, who was known as King Dick, was the Prime Minister here who was responsible for most of the railways being put through our country in the 1800s and early 1900s.

So it seems logical that the gangers would name a spanner, used primarily for railroad work, would name it after him.

(Well it makes sense to me anyway!)
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