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'We're blowing this thing into the harbour': 50 years since woodchip bombing

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Fifty years ago, anti-woodchip activists in Western Australia stole a car, packed it with explosives, and took a hostage at gunpoint in a plot targeting Bunbury port. ABC News (Australia) revisits the botched 1976 bombing and its place in the state's environmental protest history.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/50-years-since-bun...

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