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Flashback 1972: Police investigate commercial sabotage

By Port Macquarie Museum
January 9 2022 - 12:00pm
The earthmover subjected to commercial sabotage, 1972
The earthmover subjected to commercial sabotage, 1972
  • Making headlines in the Port Macquarie News - Thursday 6 January 1972

Police Hunt Saboteurs

The third case in a year of what appears to be commercial sabotage against a Port Macquarie contractor's valuable earth-moving machinery has resulted in detailed investigations being made by the police in the Hastings district. The latest outbreak of wilful damage to the equipment in question has brought the cost of repairs and replacements to the contracting firm to more than $9,000 in 12 months. The company is Fred Freeman Pty. Ltd., of Edward Street, Port Macquarie. In an interview yesterday, the manager, Mr. Geoff Freeman, said a

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