Only in the Territory.....

[Bundalene]

This snippet was in the NT News today...


Man beaten up by prawns



A man was slammed in the face with a block of prawns when he caught an intruder going through his fridge.

The 37-year-old man was left with injuries to his left hand, eye and forehead.


He told police: "It was like getting hit in the face with a rock."

The hungry intruder entered the house on Matthew Flinders Drive, in Nhulunbuy, through the backyard at about 1.45am on Wednesday.

The victim awoke to some noises and then caught the bandit red-handed, searching through his fridge outside his house.

Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said the man was bashed in the face with a frozen block of prawns when he confronted the offender.

"Not only was he hit with a pack of frozen prawns, he was actually punched about the head," she said.


"He (the thief) couldn't get over the back fence, so he came back and threw a couple of punches at him."

Police were called to the scene about 2.30am and searched the area but were unable to find the offender.

[Redback]

This snippet was in the NT News today...


Man beaten up by prawns



A man was slammed in the face with a block of prawns when he caught an intruder going through his fridge.

The 37-year-old man was left with injuries to his left hand, eye and forehead.


He told police: "It was like getting hit in the face with a rock."

The hungry intruder entered the house on Matthew Flinders Drive, in Nhulunbuy, through the backyard at about 1.45am on Wednesday.

The victim awoke to some noises and then caught the bandit red-handed, searching through his fridge outside his house.

Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said the man was bashed in the face with a frozen block of prawns when he confronted the offender.

"Not only was he hit with a pack of frozen prawns, he was actually punched about the head," she said.


"He (the thief) couldn't get over the back fence, so he came back and threw a couple of punches at him."

Police were called to the scene about 2.30am and searched the area but were unable to find the offender.

Were the prauns raw or cooked, could make a difference trying to catch the man:D

Either a hungry homeless man or a hungry fisherman or both, so you look for a man eating prauns or fishing with prauns:p

[JohnF]

dont come the raw prawn with me :D

[Bundalene]

The article didn't say if they were cooked or raw Baz. Maybe they were Ean's raw prawns.....:angel:

We know many people in Gove have outdoor fridges ...and since the alcohol restrictions came into force in town a few"beer" fridges have been the target of thieves.

Maybe he was a thirsty thief .... who got sprung.

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

Now the offender will probably seek compensation, for being beaten up. And loss of income. Seems people can break in but when the get injured some of them want to sue:eek:

[Bundalene]

Now the offender will probably seek compensation, for being beaten up. And loss of income. Seems people can break in but when the get injured some of them want to sue:eek:

From how I read the article, I think it was the guy who was living in the house who got hit with the frozen prawns...not the intruder.

Still it's certainly an odd story.

[Bigbjorn]

The article didn't say if they were cooked or raw Baz. Maybe they were Ean's raw prawns.....:angel:

We know many people in Gove have outdoor fridges ...and since the alcohol restrictions came into force in town a few"beer" fridges have been the target of thieves.

Maybe he was a thirsty thief .... who got sprung.

What are the alcohol restrictions in town? Who imposed them and why? I used to go up there long time ago when Nabalco had Fiatallis 41's and Mustang skid steer loaders. No grog allowed then outside town in the aboriginal lands and the aboriginals used to come into town to get plastered.

[Bundalene]

Best you ask Derek (dmdigital) & Dale (Stuuu) and other members who live there, Brian. Things have changed over the years.

We only visit a couple of times each year. In Gove, take-away alcohol is not allowed without a permit. All people who live in Gove need to get a permit to purchase take away liquor. Liquor can be consumed at licenced premises (the Clubs & Pubs) without a permit.

All visitors to Gove who wish to purchase take away alcohol need proof of residence (ie Motel/private residence) & dates of arrival/departure etc. before they are issued with a permit. Alcohol may not be consumed on premises which do not have a valid permit (that includes some private premises & camping areas around the place).

When we were there in April/May - staying at the Walkabout (Hotel), we needed written proof we were accommodated there - and dates of arrival/departure before we could apply for a take away permit.

It sounds like a pain, but if it helps with the local youth alcohol issues, we have no problems.

Where we normally stay, in Gapuwiyak - (and just returned 1 week ago) - about 200ks west of Gove - there is a zero alcohol policy (brought in by the local elders). As far as we are concerned, a few weeks without a beer or wine is well worth the stay for us.

[Bundalene]

...And just for info. We spent a few days on Groote Eylandt, and the alcohol policy is the same there.

....And it's a GREAT place. Hope to spend more time there in the future,

[dmdigital]

Still trying to find out who it was that was assaulted. Not too many people live along that road.

[Narangga]

Best you ask Derek (dmdigital) & Dale (Stuuu) and other members who live there, Brian. Things have changed over the years.

We only visit a couple of times each year. In Gove, take-away alcohol is not allowed without a permit. All people who live in Gove need to get a permit to purchase take away liquor. Liquor can be consumed at licenced premises (the Clubs & Pubs) without a permit.

All visitors to Gove who wish to purchase take away alcohol need proof of residence (ie Motel/private residence) & dates of arrival/departure etc. before they are issued with a permit. Alcohol may not be consumed on premises which do not have a valid permit (that includes some private premises & camping areas around the place).

When we were there in April/May - staying at the Walkabout (Hotel), we needed written proof we were accommodated there - and dates of arrival/departure before we could apply for a take away permit.

It sounds like a pain, but if it helps with the local youth alcohol issues, we have no problems.

Where we normally stay, in Gapuwiyak - (and just returned 1 week ago) - about 200ks west of Gove - there is a zero alcohol policy (brought in by the local elders). As far as we are concerned, a few weeks without a beer or wine is well worth the stay for us.


What are the alcohol restrictions in town? Who imposed them and why? I used to go up there long time ago when Nabalco had Fiatallis 41's and Mustang skid steer loaders. No grog allowed then outside town in the aboriginal lands and the aboriginals used to come into town to get plastered.

Erich has described how they work.

They were proposed by the Police and an Alcohol Framework group that was in existence at the time. It went to public submission/comment and they came into force as a large majority of the total population were in favour.

[Bigbjorn]

Early 1980's people up there used to form syndicates to buy a ships container of grog from one of the liquor barns in Cairns and get it sent to Gove on John Burkes. This was apparently much cheaper than being ripped off by the local retailers. Groceries the same way from Jack the Slasher. Does this still happen?

[Narangga]

Alcohol - not as far as I am aware.

Ordering groceries from Darwin on the barge is only marginally in front of local Woolies prices and as far as I am aware very few do it.

Freight costs have skyrocketed over the past few years. :(

[Bigbjorn]

They were getting a John Burkes container, not a normal 20' one, from the cheap bulk grocer in Cairns and most of the grog came from the Barrier Reef discount liquor barn in Cairns. Burkes were the major shipper then. The Gulf was known to the maritime unions as "John Burkes Bloody Ocean". No love lost between them.

Similar thing happened then in South West Queensland. The Wilsonton pub in Toowoomba, and Jack the Slasher again, would pick, pack, place on rail, and pay the rail freight for $500 and over orders. You got a lot of grog or groceries then for $500. This really hurt the local retailers in places along the western line out as far as Cunnamulla.

[LandyAndy]

They wouldnt have been Eans prawns.
Yet to eat a tough one yet!!!!!!
Andrew

[Narangga]

They wouldnt have been Eans prawns.
Yet to eat a tough one yet!!!!!!
Andrew

Thanks Andy. I was thinking of saying it but decided I'd wait to see if someone else did.

[LandyAndy]

Love Eans prawns.
Hoping we get some bugs and marinara and other stuff this year.
MMMMMMMMMM
Andrew

[Bearman]

Here's a Queensland one. Back in the late 70's when I was living in Mt.Isa, I used to do a few fishing/camping trips into the gulf country around Normanton,Karumba,Burketown,Calvert River,Borroloola etc. On one trip to the ballast ground near Burketown I came across a family of aboriginals in a broken down Falcon wagon near Augustus Downs. The old bloke waved me down and asked me which direction I was going and when I told him he asked if I could tow him into town. I inquired as to what the problem was and he replied "she proper broke mate, get to Burketown and I bin get him fixed. So I towed him into Burketown and dropped them off at a relatives. The road was pretty dusty and they had all changed colour on the trip. Very thankfull for the tow and even offered me a beer (Kimberley cool VB ) which I declined. Went to the local to wet my throat and the barman asked me if I was the one who just towed them into town. When I said "yep" he said "mate they dont even have an engine in that car, that's how he gets around". Had to have a chuckle and a couple more beers before we left.

[Bigbjorn]

Back to Gove. In the late 70's-early 80's when Nabalco had the big 75 ton Fiatallis 41B dozers and the Mustang skid steers, I used to send fitters up there to perform warranty services and repairs. Nabalco would accomodate them in mines accomodation. Whether this was a gee-up or dinkum I don't know. They were always told on their first visit to lock the door and close the windows of their room. This was because the aboriginals would come into town to get on the turps. Their lands were strictly dry. When they got full to the gills and a bit tired they were apparently wont to look for somewhere to sleep it off and an open window or door in the mines accomodation was an invitation. So if you didn't want to find a drunk and somewhat unclean indigenous cousin in your bed, then keep the room locked up.