‘Follower’ in horror fishing trip robbery given immediate release
Although he was not the ‘main agitator’ in a plan to violently rob two 14 year olds while fishing, this young man was already in trouble with the law. DETAILS
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From ‘milk monitor’ to principal: West Mackay SS hits a century
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