Missing in the outback.
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 22:51
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Footloose
Some of these I didn't know about.
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Reply By: Footloose - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 23:12
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 23:12
It's a big country. I remember reading that in a ten year period, a number of people had gone missing between Three ways and Mt Isa. They then charged a guy who was already in jail with a numeber of those disappearances.
I rekkon there are a few people I wouldn't like to meet in remote locations.
I mean I only LOOK scary. I'm really a pussycat...like the one in Willems photo LOL
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Reply By: Footloose - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 23:30
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 23:30
Pinched from one of my books, "Have a Nice Day", fictional story about a mad killer in the outback.
From time to time, incidents do happen in the bush. People do get lost, and occasionally murdered.
Many see the outback as a threatening and dangerous place to be. Often these people live in cities, where they are far more likely to meet far more violence than anything that happens in remote areas. But precisely because they are remote areas, such incidents are usually widely reported.
The truth is that most people are far safer in the bush than they are in their own homes. They are certainly much safer than on the roads.
Every year thousands of people travel through some of the most remote country that Australia has to offer, without incident.
Sadly, some also meet with disaster, often through lack of planning and preparation.
Whilst the Australian bush is a wonderful place to be, visitors need to use their common sense and realize that help is often a long way away. A medical emergency or a mechanical breakdown can be just as devastating as any mad killer.
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Follow Up By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 00:14
Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 00:14
Sorry Footy ,
Couldn't help myself , My Fav saying.
7P's - Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents bleep Poor Performance.
Glenn.
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Reply By: Hairy - Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 13:43
Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 13:43
Even worse, there are lots of cases not reported and attempted murders.
If someone gets axed and survives it doesnt make national news, just the local papers.
A lot of the violence in town camps communities and even the streets of Alice are kept quite because it doesnt look good for aboriginal pepole and tourism.
A lot more common than most pepole would like to believe!
Cheers
Hairy
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 14:30
Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 14:30
Yep, that magic word. Tourism.
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