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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Sydney's Occupied Territories : NSW Police seeking the " Usual Subjects" following sexual assaults on two sixteen year old girls in park. UPDATED
Police appeal for information following sexual assault - Fairfield
Wednesday, 09 April 2014 01:19:34 AM
Police are appealing for information following the sexual assault of two girls in Fairfield.
About Midday yesterday (Tuesday 8 April 2014) two girls, both aged 16, were travelling on a train between Blacktown and Fairfield when they began talking to three males.
The group got off the train at Fairfield and walked to a nearby park on Ulverstone Street, Fairfield.
Investigators have been told that once the group reached the park, the three males sexually assaulted both the girls before leaving the area.
Police were later alerted to the incident and commenced inquiries.
A crime scene was established at the park and was examined by forensic specialists.
Detectives from Fairfield Local Area Command, along with the assistance of the Sex Crimes Squad, continue to make inquiries into the incident
and are appealing for information in relation to the incident.
In particular, police would like to speak to three males who they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries.
The first male is described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, about 19-21 years old, with a dark complexion, about 178cm
tall, with a thin build and dark hair.
The second male is also described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, about 175cm tall, with a thin build and black hair.
The third male is described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, aged between 17-19 years old, with a medium build and about 175cm tall.
Anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in the vicinity of Fairfield Park on Ulverstone Street yesterday is urged to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers immediately. In particular, police would like to speak to anyone who may have been walking their dogs at the park around the same time.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting
page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Wednesday, 09 April 2014 01:19:34 AM
Police are appealing for information following the sexual assault of two girls in Fairfield.
About Midday yesterday (Tuesday 8 April 2014) two girls, both aged 16, were travelling on a train between Blacktown and Fairfield when they began talking to three males.
The group got off the train at Fairfield and walked to a nearby park on Ulverstone Street, Fairfield.
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Sydney's Occupied Territories Skaf Rape Gang "I've got a slut with me bro, come to Punchbowl."
"Middle Eastern" aka. "The Usual suspects" charged with Rape at Sydney theme park.
Islams finest,Bilal and Mohammed Skaf,gang rapists found with phones on cells
Police were later alerted to the incident and commenced inquiries.
A crime scene was established at the park and was examined by forensic specialists.
Detectives from Fairfield Local Area Command, along with the assistance of the Sex Crimes Squad, continue to make inquiries into the incident
and are appealing for information in relation to the incident.
In particular, police would like to speak to three males who they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries.
The first male is described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, about 19-21 years old, with a dark complexion, about 178cm
tall, with a thin build and dark hair.
The second male is also described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, about 175cm tall, with a thin build and black hair.
The third male is described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, aged between 17-19 years old, with a medium build and about 175cm tall.
Anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in the vicinity of Fairfield Park on Ulverstone Street yesterday is urged to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers immediately. In particular, police would like to speak to anyone who may have been walking their dogs at the park around the same time.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting
page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Monday, April 07, 2014
Has a Queens Guard drawn a line in the sand that his government refused to do?
Queen’s soldier in Buckingham Palace gun drama
Daily Telegraph
April 06, 2014
A QUEEN’S Guard, wearing the distinctive red tunic and tall bearskin hat that tourists come from all over the world to see, has proved he’s more than a pretty face.
The soldier left his post to intervene when a member of the public refused to stop shouting at a police officer stationed outside Buckingham Palace gates on Friday.
The front page of The Sun on Sunday shows the guard pointing his bayonet-fixed rifle towards the man’s face while he stood next to the police officer.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police were made aware of a disturbance at the North-Centre Gate of Buckingham Palace at approximately 5.50pm on Friday, April 4.
“Officers from Royalty Protection spoke to a man and he was given words of advice and there were no arrests.’’
The Queen’s Guard is not believed to be facing any action over the incident.
An Army spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident outside Buckingham Palace on Friday and while no one came to any harm and there were no arrests, we are very clear that the Metropolitan Police lead on Royal Security arrangements including outside the Palace itself.’’
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
The North-Centre Gate is now the everyday entrance to the Palace.
The Queen’s Guard are a contingents of soldiers charged with guarding the Palace but carry a largely ceremonial role.
Daily Telegraph
April 06, 2014
A QUEEN’S Guard, wearing the distinctive red tunic and tall bearskin hat that tourists come from all over the world to see, has proved he’s more than a pretty face.
The soldier left his post to intervene when a member of the public refused to stop shouting at a police officer stationed outside Buckingham Palace gates on Friday.
The front page of The Sun on Sunday shows the guard pointing his bayonet-fixed rifle towards the man’s face while he stood next to the police officer.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police were made aware of a disturbance at the North-Centre Gate of Buckingham Palace at approximately 5.50pm on Friday, April 4.
“Officers from Royalty Protection spoke to a man and he was given words of advice and there were no arrests.’’
The Queen’s Guard is not believed to be facing any action over the incident.An Army spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident outside Buckingham Palace on Friday and while no one came to any harm and there were no arrests, we are very clear that the Metropolitan Police lead on Royal Security arrangements including outside the Palace itself.’’
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
The North-Centre Gate is now the everyday entrance to the Palace.
The Queen’s Guard are a contingents of soldiers charged with guarding the Palace but carry a largely ceremonial role.
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Still Doohan it for Australia, Two wheel legend Mick Doohan one of Australia's Finest
This Aussie has Guts and Brains, how I wish he was still going around the circuits along with Beattie and Gardiner the best two wheel riders ever.
Saturday, April 05, 2014
allah's Zoo
The Muslim Zoo
The Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia In the most populous Muslim nation on Earth,Indonesia, these pictures represent the manifestation of their Religious and Cultural connection with their "alla's" creations.
The islamic ZOO.
The civilization / morality of any society on earth can be judged by how it treats those at the bottom of it's structure, NOT by how it treats those at the TOP.
These God created Beasts are victims of the Godless followers of islam, the believers of mohammed's "allah" and it's koran, God will one day seek an accounting of it's vile followers sins against his creatures.
God's creations are gifts for Man to use for the benefit of Mankind in a Godly manner, not to Torture,Beat,Humiliate,Starve, Sodomise or engage in acts of male or female bestiality or otherwise abuse for Satanic Rituals or customs.
God's creatures are not for some limp dicked fourth world follower of this allah prick to starve,slaughter, harvest their organs / skins so as to supercharge their muslim asian machismo libido.
I have had the miss fortune to work alongside these Godless Cunts in my own country,Australia, I have heard and seen what their "Religion's" plans are for Western Judeo Christian Democracy are and guess what ? Just like the Tiger and the other creations of God above,their plans have no place for the existing NON muslim residents of Judeo Christian Western Democracies that they reside in.
The Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia In the most populous Muslim nation on Earth,Indonesia, these pictures represent the manifestation of their Religious and Cultural connection with their "alla's" creations.
The islamic ZOO.
The civilization / morality of any society on earth can be judged by how it treats those at the bottom of it's structure, NOT by how it treats those at the TOP.
These God created Beasts are victims of the Godless followers of islam, the believers of mohammed's "allah" and it's koran, God will one day seek an accounting of it's vile followers sins against his creatures.
God's creations are gifts for Man to use for the benefit of Mankind in a Godly manner, not to Torture,Beat,Humiliate,Starve, Sodomise or engage in acts of male or female bestiality or otherwise abuse for Satanic Rituals or customs.
God's creatures are not for some limp dicked fourth world follower of this allah prick to starve,slaughter, harvest their organs / skins so as to supercharge their muslim asian machismo libido.
I have had the miss fortune to work alongside these Godless Cunts in my own country,Australia, I have heard and seen what their "Religion's" plans are for Western Judeo Christian Democracy are and guess what ? Just like the Tiger and the other creations of God above,their plans have no place for the existing NON muslim residents of Judeo Christian Western Democracies that they reside in.
Friday, April 04, 2014
Australian Defence League Nathan Abela shot at.UPDATED 2
Anti-Islamic shooting victim Nathan Abela has string of detractors
Megan Levy and Rachel Olding
SMH
April 4, 2014
He's offended countless Muslims, been described as a "grub" on Sydney radio and been in court over a domestic dispute, and that's just in the past fortnight. When it comes to the shooting of Nathan Abela's house, it seems there is no shortage of suspects.
Just last week, Nathan Abela posted footage of himself on YouTube standing outside an Islamic school in Chullora.
The 24-year-old had made the journey there from his home in Greystanes, apparently aiming to educate people about what he believed was occurring behind the large fence of the Waterloo Road school.
Nathan Abella, Australian Defence League leader home shot up narrowly dodges bullets .
"Why have we got a fort in the middle of Sydney?" he asks in the footage.
"...Why do we need Fort f---ing Knox in the middle of Sydney with a mosque in it and children like this? So I daresay they're keeping and locking up people inside there because it's a massive complex."
One week on and it appears that Mr Abela, the president of the western Sydney chapter of the anti-Islamic Australian Defence League, could do with a similar security fence around his home, after it was sprayed with bullets overnight in what police say was a targeted attack.
Mr Abela claims that up to eight bullets were fired through the front window, narrowly missing him as he dived for cover. He suffered a minor injury to his shoulder while diving over a table and doing a commando roll. He was not shot, and neither were his mother and 15-year-old sister, who were upstairs at the time.
The gunman or gunmen then took off in what witnesses told police was a silver Audi.
Targeted shooting: Nathan Abela is a member of an anti-Islamic group.
Targeted shooting: Nathan Abela is a member of an anti-Islamic group. Photo: Facebook
Plenty of detractors
Thursday night's shooting appears to be the culmination of simmering tension between Mr Abela and many people who had taken exception to his and his organisation's extremist views.
The Australian Defence League, based on the emergence in early 2009 of the English
Mr Abela has posted several YouTube clips in the past week that include the slogans "Love of country leads me" and "ban Islam".
His anti-Islamic have led to online threats, including that he should be "demolished", while his mobile phone number was also published online and people were urged to call him at any hour.
"I'm surprised this didn't come sooner," said Wissam Haddad, the owner of the former Al Risalah Bookstore in Bankstown, following Thursday night's shooting.
Mr Haddad said he had been trying to get Mr Abela's public pages closed down to avoid inflaming tensions.
"He's offended 2.8 billion Muslims by insulting our prophet; he has numerous AVOs out against him; he's even offended Ray Hadley."
Mr Abela last week had a verbal stoush with 2GB host Hadley, who accused him of secretly and illegally taping a conversation with Hadley's personal assistant and posting it on YouTube.
Mr Hadley described Mr Abela on air at the time as a “liar”, a “grub” and a "cowardly bastard".
On Friday morning, Hadley once again denounced Mr Abela, as well as the actions of the shooter or shooters.
"To the people that shot up his joint - for God's sake, I mean, you could have killed his mother or his sister who were innocent bystanders," Hadley said on air.
"The simple fact of the matter is that you've now given this lunatic a platform that he doesn't deserve and all of a sudden his hateful, vengeful rantings will be out there for all people to see and that's not good."
After viewing the footage from outside the Islamic school in Chullora, Hadley also suggested that Mr Abela may have some "mental health issues".
Indeed, Mr Abela recently told a local court that he did suffer from mental health issues.
On Wednesday, he applied to have a domestic stalking/intimidating and breach of AVO matter dealt with under mental health legislation in Liverpool Local Court.
The charges relate to a domestic dispute with a woman.
Straight to camera
Following Thursday night's shooting, Mr Abela uploaded a new YouTube clip in which he recounted how the bullets were fired into his loungeroom.
Speaking to the camera, Mr Abela says: "Hello fellow Australians. I've just been shot at. It's not good, but it means nothing, in that we are never going to be silenced for speaking the truth. So I'm bringing you exclusively in my house of what we as Australians now have to put up with for speaking the truth."
Mr Abela then describes how he was sitting in his computer room on the ground floor, while his mother and sister were in the upstairs bedrooms, when he heard a knock at the front door and someone yelling his name.
"It was highly suspicious, because people don't knock at the door, and when police do or whatever they don't knock on the door like that, so I knew it was a split-second decision. If I didn't answer it, they were going to shoot upstairs because that's where the bedrooms are and it was 11 o'clock," he said.
Mr Abela said he then walked to the front window, knowing that "they didn't want a friendly discussion, these blokes".
He claims the men yelled: "Nathan, is that you?"
Mr Abela said he responded that it was him, because he did not want the men to target the upstairs bedrooms.
In the video, Mr Abela then dramatically recounts how he leapt over the lounge chair and table as shots rang out.
"The minute I said 'Yes, it's me' I jumped from about here over the lounge, over the table, landed somewhere about here, rolled, was ready," he says.
"I could have either went here, went up, went there, went back here, crouched and ran in the dark," he explains, pointing the camera at his possible escape routes.
"Many options, but I won't tell them what option I was going to take, but I jumped from there to there. It was a pretty far jump, considering I had to jump high. It was an interesting jump."
He says the men fired seven or eight shots before driving off "like it was a circuit".
He then says he believes he was targeted for speaking publicly about his views.
Police said the investigation into the shooting was in its early stages, but they believed it was a targeted attack.
A NSW Police spokeswoman would not comment on whether police believed Mr Abela's involvement in the anti-Islamic group was linked to the shooting.
Police have urged anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.
THEIR ABC We know that 100% of Australian Tax Payers Fund it, So how many Australians watch it ?
Aunty is not the all-conquering audience-snatcher, it’s the great unwatched
CUT & PASTE
The Australian
April 4 2014
44 per cent of people watched the ABC for more than four minutes a week.
ABC managing director Mark Scott, Wednesday:
NEARLY five years ago I (delivered a) lecture ... entitled “The Fall of Rome’’ … I looked at why (media) empires fail … The evidence that was clear then is even clearer now.
Decline. ABC annual report 2000:
ABC TV’s five-city weekly reach was 69.9 per cent.
Fall. ABC annual report, 2013:
ABC1’S average weekly (five-city) ... reach in 2012-13 was ... 44 per cent.
Define reach? ABC.net.au:
“REACH” is defined as the number of unique viewers who tune in to a channel for five consecutive minutes or more over a week.
Scott, Wednesday:
COMMERCIAL networks know that winning in news gives you a platform ... and they invest accordingly.
Seems to be paying off. David Dale, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 25:
WHAT Australia watched on Wednesday … 3. Nine News, 4. Nine News 6.30, 5. Seven News, 6. Seven News/ Today Tonight, 7. A Current Affair …
Dismal diet? Scott, Wednesday:
THE ABC offers a different diet — to what remains a large and appreciative audience.
Large? Dale, SMH, March 25:
(IN 10th place) ABC News (with) 848,000 viewers (nationwide).
Scott, Wednesday:
ONLY three certainties remain as a compelling live free-to-air proposition: news, sport and whatever TV marketing departments can convince you to watch tonight.
Michael Idato, the SMH, December 1 last year:
(THE ABC had no shows in the) Top 5 sport broadcasts, Top 5 single events … Top 5 news and current affairs ... Top 5 reality shows ...
Scott, Wednesday:
LAST year all 50 of the top rating programs were Australian ...
How many from Aunty? Idato, SMH, December 1 last year:
(OF the) Top 5 Australian dramas (only number) 5. The Dr Blake Mysteries (ABC) 1.03 million.
Proud of this? Scott, Wednesday:
AND, I might add, not one of those Top 50 rating shows was on the ABC — a fact conveniently lost on those who persist in depicting the ABC as an all-conquering, audience-snatching competitor.
Audience snatcher? Idato, SMH, December 1ast year:
ABC (with ABC2, ABC3 and ABC News 24) (had) an 18.1 per cent share.
Scott, The Australian Financial Review, Wednesday:
NO other media organisation has a more comprehensive process for detailing with audience complaints …
Marc Hendrickx, The Australian, March 14, 2012:
THE ABC has turned the process of correcting even the most basic factual errors into a saga ... In 2010-11, the ABC received 41,258 complaints ... only 463 … were upheld.
The future? Scott, Wednesday:
THERE are countless examples of iconic brands ... that failed to see what the technologically changing world meant for their business models.
The future. Daniel Hannan, The (UK) Telegraph, March 25:
THE (UK) government has indicated … the BBC will become, in practice, a pay-on-demand service … It won’t be political objections that do for the BBC monopoly, but technological progress. And, of course, you can’t argue with progress.
CUT & PASTE
The Australian
April 4 2014
44 per cent of people watched the ABC for more than four minutes a week.
ABC managing director Mark Scott, Wednesday:
NEARLY five years ago I (delivered a) lecture ... entitled “The Fall of Rome’’ … I looked at why (media) empires fail … The evidence that was clear then is even clearer now.
Decline. ABC annual report 2000:
ABC TV’s five-city weekly reach was 69.9 per cent.
Fall. ABC annual report, 2013:
ABC1’S average weekly (five-city) ... reach in 2012-13 was ... 44 per cent.
Define reach? ABC.net.au:
“REACH” is defined as the number of unique viewers who tune in to a channel for five consecutive minutes or more over a week.
Scott, Wednesday:
COMMERCIAL networks know that winning in news gives you a platform ... and they invest accordingly.
Seems to be paying off. David Dale, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 25:
WHAT Australia watched on Wednesday … 3. Nine News, 4. Nine News 6.30, 5. Seven News, 6. Seven News/ Today Tonight, 7. A Current Affair …
Dismal diet? Scott, Wednesday:
THE ABC offers a different diet — to what remains a large and appreciative audience.
Large? Dale, SMH, March 25:
(IN 10th place) ABC News (with) 848,000 viewers (nationwide).
Scott, Wednesday:
ONLY three certainties remain as a compelling live free-to-air proposition: news, sport and whatever TV marketing departments can convince you to watch tonight.
Michael Idato, the SMH, December 1 last year:
(THE ABC had no shows in the) Top 5 sport broadcasts, Top 5 single events … Top 5 news and current affairs ... Top 5 reality shows ...
Scott, Wednesday:
LAST year all 50 of the top rating programs were Australian ...
How many from Aunty? Idato, SMH, December 1 last year:
(OF the) Top 5 Australian dramas (only number) 5. The Dr Blake Mysteries (ABC) 1.03 million.
Proud of this? Scott, Wednesday:
AND, I might add, not one of those Top 50 rating shows was on the ABC — a fact conveniently lost on those who persist in depicting the ABC as an all-conquering, audience-snatching competitor.
Audience snatcher? Idato, SMH, December 1ast year:
ABC (with ABC2, ABC3 and ABC News 24) (had) an 18.1 per cent share.
Scott, The Australian Financial Review, Wednesday:
NO other media organisation has a more comprehensive process for detailing with audience complaints …
Marc Hendrickx, The Australian, March 14, 2012:
THE ABC has turned the process of correcting even the most basic factual errors into a saga ... In 2010-11, the ABC received 41,258 complaints ... only 463 … were upheld.
The future? Scott, Wednesday:
THERE are countless examples of iconic brands ... that failed to see what the technologically changing world meant for their business models.
The future. Daniel Hannan, The (UK) Telegraph, March 25:
THE (UK) government has indicated … the BBC will become, in practice, a pay-on-demand service … It won’t be political objections that do for the BBC monopoly, but technological progress. And, of course, you can’t argue with progress.
Aussie's Living and Dieing Down Under : Christine Armstrong, Tathra Shark attack.
Rob Armstrong spotted the shark that took the life of his wife Christine at Tathra Wharf
Geoff Chambers and Patrick Lion
The Daily Telegraph
April 4,2014
FOR the past 14 years, Christine and Rob Armstrong made the short trek down to the Tathra Surf Club for their daily swim.
As they swam past the breakers yesterday morning on the 600m journey to the Tathra Wharf, the pair took their last few strokes together before Mrs Armstrong made the fateful decision to return to shore alone.
At the 200m mark, the 63-year-old had told the group she was not feeling well.Mr Armstrong continued towards the wharf as part of his morning routine — he would never see his wife of 44 years again.
47 DEATHS IN 100 YEARS: HISTORY OF NSW SHARK ATTACKS
FROM YESTERDAY: WOMAN KILLED BY SHARK AT TATHRA
It was Mr Armstrong who spotted the shark — up to 4m long — lurking. As he made his way toward shore with the other swimmers they formed a huddle and kept a close watch for the shark.
Residents yesterday told The Daily Telegraph there was a resident great white shark that had been sighted near the wharf.
When Mr Armstrong could not locate his wife he started a frantic search — looking for her distinctive pink and orange cap.
At 8.40am police, ambulance and surf lifesavers were informed of a fatal shark attack — the second in NSW in less than five months.
An orange buoy was dropped on the spot where it was believed Mrs Armstrong had been attacked by the shark, likely to be either a great white or bronze whaler.
Late yesterday dye was dropped in the water to determine the currents as they continued searching for Mrs Armstrong’s body.
A witness has told police he saw Mrs Armstrong being attacked by the shark from nearby rocks but was too far away to help.
Inspector Jason Edmunds confirmed Mr Armstrong had seen a shark: “Rob was part of the group of five people. He did see a shape of a shark he described as three to four metres long and quite big.’’
As Mr Armstrong and other swimmers were treated for shock on the beach, the tight-knit town of Tathra, with a population of 1500, pulled together.
Mrs Armstrong, who helped run the surf club’s bronze medallion courses, was described as being “very loved by many people”.
“She has been swimming at Tathra Beach for 14 years and was an experienced and committed member of the surf club,” the club said.
“She was a senior surf club trainer for many years. Swimming brought her much joy and many friends.”
Her fellow clubbies from the Tathra, Narooma, Bermagui and Pambula surf clubs put aside their grief and jumped in five IRBs and two Jet Skis to search for the recently retired and popular member.
Far South Coast director of lifesaving Andrew Edmunds said club members were “extremely upset”.
He said Mrs Armstrong “was a capable, active lifesaver”.
“Our hearts go out to Christine’s family and friends and we are doing all we can to support club members at this time,” Mr Edmunds said.
Earlier this year Mrs Armstrong competed in the Wharf to Waves annual swimming competition and finished fourth in the 60 to 69 years age group.
Tathra Beach will remain closed today as the search resumes early this morning.
The Department of Primary Industries has appointed a shark biologist to assist investigators and attempt to identify what species of shark was responsible for the attack.
Mrs Armstrong is the 47th person to be killed by a shark in NSW waters in the past 100 years.
HISTORIC WHARF A BELOVED LANDMARK THAT’S SEEN SOME SORROW
THE Tathra Wharf is one of the Sapphire Coast’s best-known landmarks — but recently, it has become known more for tragedy than its historical significance.
On November 18, 2008, Shane O’Neill leapt from the 5m-high jetty into the ocean after his four-year-old son Riley and 15-month-old son Travis fell from the wharf.
Mr O’Neill, 28, struggled to find his boys in the darkness and himself succumbed to the water.
He was declared dead at the scene and his sons were located and taken to Bega Hospital but sadly did not survive.
The tragedy shattered the small town but the wharf remains an important part of the community.
Every year, more than 400 people compete in the 1.2km Tathra Wharf to Waves ocean swim. Construction of the wharf dates back to 1860 and it serviced the local farming industry before being decommissioned as a coastal steamer wharf in the 1950s.
After that, a push to pull the wharf down was defeated by the Tathra Wharf Action Group and money was raised to restore part of it. In the 1990s, the wharf came to prominence after shocking photos of shark fishing appeared.
BAITING BAN WAS AIMED AT SAFETY Geoff Chambers
TATHRA lifeguards raised concerns about fishermen setting illegal baits and attracting big sharks close to the beach.
In 2012, Tathra Surf Life Saving Club surf boat captain Sharon Clarke expressed concern for a group of 20 swimmers — including Christine Armstrong — who swam 1.2km between the beach and the wharf every morning.
At the time, the surf club found a black balloon floating 150m off the beach, which was holding bait to lure in sharks.
“We all swim in the ocean knowing there are sharks, but you don’t like the idea that there are people luring and attracting sharks in so close,” Ms Clarke said at the time.
For decades, fishermen from across the country would come to Tathra wharf to catch great white sharks and bronze whalers hunting bait fish in the cool channels off the coast.
In 1996, after a push by locals, Bega Valley Shire Council banned shark fishing from the wharf and a sign was erected on the edge of the wharf. Off the wharf, fishermen would place a perimeter of bait settings between 600m to 1000m.
The Daily Telegraph has been told there is still some shark fishing but that it was smaller sharks being caught. A Department of Primary Industries spokeswoman said the fines for illegal shark fishing vary from $500 to $220,000 and possibly a two-year prison sentence if a threatened shark is caught.
Local oyster fisherman Brad Ellison said he did not think anyone fished for sharks from the wharf anymore after it was previously banned.
Geoff Chambers and Patrick Lion
The Daily Telegraph
April 4,2014
FOR the past 14 years, Christine and Rob Armstrong made the short trek down to the Tathra Surf Club for their daily swim.
As they swam past the breakers yesterday morning on the 600m journey to the Tathra Wharf, the pair took their last few strokes together before Mrs Armstrong made the fateful decision to return to shore alone.
At the 200m mark, the 63-year-old had told the group she was not feeling well.Mr Armstrong continued towards the wharf as part of his morning routine — he would never see his wife of 44 years again.
47 DEATHS IN 100 YEARS: HISTORY OF NSW SHARK ATTACKS
FROM YESTERDAY: WOMAN KILLED BY SHARK AT TATHRA
It was Mr Armstrong who spotted the shark — up to 4m long — lurking. As he made his way toward shore with the other swimmers they formed a huddle and kept a close watch for the shark.
Residents yesterday told The Daily Telegraph there was a resident great white shark that had been sighted near the wharf.
When Mr Armstrong could not locate his wife he started a frantic search — looking for her distinctive pink and orange cap.
At 8.40am police, ambulance and surf lifesavers were informed of a fatal shark attack — the second in NSW in less than five months.
An orange buoy was dropped on the spot where it was believed Mrs Armstrong had been attacked by the shark, likely to be either a great white or bronze whaler.
Late yesterday dye was dropped in the water to determine the currents as they continued searching for Mrs Armstrong’s body.
A witness has told police he saw Mrs Armstrong being attacked by the shark from nearby rocks but was too far away to help.
Inspector Jason Edmunds confirmed Mr Armstrong had seen a shark: “Rob was part of the group of five people. He did see a shape of a shark he described as three to four metres long and quite big.’’
As Mr Armstrong and other swimmers were treated for shock on the beach, the tight-knit town of Tathra, with a population of 1500, pulled together.
Mrs Armstrong, who helped run the surf club’s bronze medallion courses, was described as being “very loved by many people”.
“She has been swimming at Tathra Beach for 14 years and was an experienced and committed member of the surf club,” the club said.
“She was a senior surf club trainer for many years. Swimming brought her much joy and many friends.”
Her fellow clubbies from the Tathra, Narooma, Bermagui and Pambula surf clubs put aside their grief and jumped in five IRBs and two Jet Skis to search for the recently retired and popular member.
Far South Coast director of lifesaving Andrew Edmunds said club members were “extremely upset”.
He said Mrs Armstrong “was a capable, active lifesaver”.
“Our hearts go out to Christine’s family and friends and we are doing all we can to support club members at this time,” Mr Edmunds said.
Earlier this year Mrs Armstrong competed in the Wharf to Waves annual swimming competition and finished fourth in the 60 to 69 years age group.
Tathra Beach will remain closed today as the search resumes early this morning.
The Department of Primary Industries has appointed a shark biologist to assist investigators and attempt to identify what species of shark was responsible for the attack.
Mrs Armstrong is the 47th person to be killed by a shark in NSW waters in the past 100 years.
HISTORIC WHARF A BELOVED LANDMARK THAT’S SEEN SOME SORROW
THE Tathra Wharf is one of the Sapphire Coast’s best-known landmarks — but recently, it has become known more for tragedy than its historical significance.
On November 18, 2008, Shane O’Neill leapt from the 5m-high jetty into the ocean after his four-year-old son Riley and 15-month-old son Travis fell from the wharf.
Mr O’Neill, 28, struggled to find his boys in the darkness and himself succumbed to the water.
He was declared dead at the scene and his sons were located and taken to Bega Hospital but sadly did not survive.
The tragedy shattered the small town but the wharf remains an important part of the community.
Every year, more than 400 people compete in the 1.2km Tathra Wharf to Waves ocean swim. Construction of the wharf dates back to 1860 and it serviced the local farming industry before being decommissioned as a coastal steamer wharf in the 1950s.
After that, a push to pull the wharf down was defeated by the Tathra Wharf Action Group and money was raised to restore part of it. In the 1990s, the wharf came to prominence after shocking photos of shark fishing appeared.
BAITING BAN WAS AIMED AT SAFETY Geoff Chambers
TATHRA lifeguards raised concerns about fishermen setting illegal baits and attracting big sharks close to the beach.
In 2012, Tathra Surf Life Saving Club surf boat captain Sharon Clarke expressed concern for a group of 20 swimmers — including Christine Armstrong — who swam 1.2km between the beach and the wharf every morning.
At the time, the surf club found a black balloon floating 150m off the beach, which was holding bait to lure in sharks.
“We all swim in the ocean knowing there are sharks, but you don’t like the idea that there are people luring and attracting sharks in so close,” Ms Clarke said at the time.
For decades, fishermen from across the country would come to Tathra wharf to catch great white sharks and bronze whalers hunting bait fish in the cool channels off the coast.
In 1996, after a push by locals, Bega Valley Shire Council banned shark fishing from the wharf and a sign was erected on the edge of the wharf. Off the wharf, fishermen would place a perimeter of bait settings between 600m to 1000m.
The Daily Telegraph has been told there is still some shark fishing but that it was smaller sharks being caught. A Department of Primary Industries spokeswoman said the fines for illegal shark fishing vary from $500 to $220,000 and possibly a two-year prison sentence if a threatened shark is caught.
Local oyster fisherman Brad Ellison said he did not think anyone fished for sharks from the wharf anymore after it was previously banned.
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