This happened on Monday 26th November 2012. At a roadside
rest area
on the Pacific Highway
near
Taree NSW.
Camps 6 #89. Four Mile
Hill Rest Area.
Rest Area 6 km S of
Taree or 21 km N of Nabiac.
Combined truck bay. Northbound only.
Hema map 37 B3 31 52 17 S 152 27 53 N
Overnight stop, Toilets/disabled, tables, Big Rig etc.
My friends were in a SUV and stopped for a
toilet break.
The lady went into the F
toilet and the man went into the M.
Lady out first and found two persons breaking into their vehicle,
She screamed out and ran to the vehicle, the larger of the two Youths
threw a large rock at her and she fell to the ground and broke her elbow.
By this time the man had emerged and ran to the offenders, The smaller
of the two drew a knife and threatened them, The man was assisting his
lady and the pair smashed three windows[with a steel bar] in the SUV
and reached in and stole the lady’s hand bag. Now they told me that
the attackers were of aboriginal appearance. One had long sleeves and a
mask and the other a scarf around his face.
However this
Rest Area backs onto Perfleet the local aboriginal housing
estate.
There were NO other vehicles in the area at the time, five minutes later
One Semi and a caravan pulled in. The local police attended.
Now not all Rest Areas are dangerous BUT be warned.
PeterH