Thursday, Mar 07, 2013 at 13:47
Hi Alan
Yes that could very
well be the case - I'm no expert on pastoral leases but I thought their rights were of the "access cannot be unreasonably refused" type - as I say I really don't know for sure.
I should add I've just seen the Exploroz
Treks entry on the Kidson and access and I read there that the Aboriginal owners have entered into agreements with mining companys' regarding upgrading the road and giving them exclusive use of the upgraded road.
That may then mean that 'blocking' the road by the Aboriginal owners pursuant to their land rights and agreements made under those rights may be totally legal - I think that it's high time all these issues should be pubicly aired and the legal framework supporting road closures (for example) should be easilly accessable to travellers and completely transparent.
The current rumour, innuendo, sudden erection of 'signs' scuttlebut etc etc does nothing to help the land rights debates and only serves to arm the racist element in society with 'bullets to fire' on the issue
Quoting form the Exploroz article, are:
triple road trains, trucks, road graders and other heavy vehicles are now travelling along this single lane track under strictly controlled work site conditions every day and night in both directions.
??? That seems an extraordinary claim for a mining company to make!!!Driving a road train over the Kidson Track night and day in both directions???
But assuming it's accurate - if the conditions are strictly controlled, why can't bona fide travelers use the road anyway??? It's 'strictly controlled' isn't it???
I'd like to hear REASONED contributions from others on this and related issues...
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