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'The photo is from fancy dress day at @thejackcc. Bob was the patron and every year he'd turn up to support The Jack Newton Foundation, junior golf and diabetes,' he continued.
'The highlight was always at the official dinner when he'd delight the crowd by whole heatedly [sic] singing Waltzing Matilda... to rapturous applause.'
Anniversary: The 40-year-old Weekend Sunrise weather presenter revealed it had been exactly seven years since he'd first met the former Prime Minister
James said he'd even driven Hawke back to Sydney after the event, which was held in the Hunter Valley.
'A moment I'll treasure was the year I gave Bob a lift home from the Hunter Valley to Sydney. Three hours of one on one conversation with the great man,' he revealed.