Fitzroy Crossing

Fitzroy Crossing and Derby: Police seek murder suspect

Murder suspectNSW police are looking for a man suspected of committing a murder nearly 40 years ago.

The man  is believed to have had several aliases in the early 1970s as he worked at various jobs in the Fitzroy Valley and Derby areas.

WAToday [read this story]

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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Police and courts No Comments

Fitzroy Crossing: Sly grog problems

Police have been concentrating on sly-grog patrols for vehicles approaching Fitzroy Crossing.

Since Tarunda supermarket burned down last year more Fitzroy people have been shopping in Derby, bringing large amounts of liquor at the same time.

The Australian [read this story]

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Monday, September 6th, 2010 Fitzroy Crossing, Police and courts No Comments

Fitzroy Crossing: Pastoralist wins national award

Fitzroy Crossing’s Keith Anderson has won a national award for cattle management.

Mr Anderson, who runs Quanbun and Jubilee Downs stations, was awarded a North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC) medal.

Farm Weekly [read this story]

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Sunday, September 5th, 2010 Business and finance, Fitzroy Crossing No Comments

‘Target problem drinkers’ says Pierson-Jones

A man who owns liquor outlets in several Kimberley towns says the government should be targeting problem drinkers.

Martin Pierson-Jones said liquor restrictions in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing have only moved the problem to Kununurra and Broome.

ABC [read this story]

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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra No Comments

Bunubu bones laid to rest

The West Australian’s Flip Prior writes of the re-burial of two Bunuba men and one woman earlier this week.

The three people’s remains, which were returned by overseas museums,  had been removed from caves about 100 years ago by scientists.

The West Australian [read this story]

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Saturday, August 28th, 2010 Aboriginal, Fitzroy Crossing No Comments

Fitzroy Crossing: Appeal to return stolen Karrayili vehicle

Staff at Fitzroy Crossing’s Karrayili adult education centre say someone stole the school’s troopie last Tuesday.

It may have been abandoned in Broome. › Continue reading

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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Fitzroy Crossing, Police and courts No Comments

Fitzroy Crossing: Bunuba bones re-burial today

Human bones taken away by scientists 100 years ago will be re-buried in a ceremony.

Bunuba people have been camping out at a site north of Fitzroy Crossing prior to the the burial in a cave today.

ABC [read this story]

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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Aboriginal, Fitzroy Crossing No Comments

Fitzroy Crossing: New bull breed sold

A breeder succesfully sold a new type of bull at the PGA bull sales in Fitzroy Crossing.

He sold four ”Queenslanders”, which are red brahman-droughtmaster crosses, for an average price of $8625.

ABC [read this story]

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Fitzroy Crossing: New picture theatre

Fitzroy Crossing now has a movie theatre in the old soft drink shed.

ABC [read this story]

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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 Fitzroy Crossing No Comments

More on the Jandamarra documentary

WA Newspapers’ Flip Prior spent some time on location at the filming of Mitch Torres’ Jandamarra TV documentary.

This is her more detailed account of the actors, the filming, and the story itself.

The West Australian [read this story]

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Monday, August 9th, 2010 Aboriginal, Fitzroy Crossing No Comments