Protesters lock onto coal loaders, arrested on tracks as climate change protests continue

Ian Kirkwood
Updated September 16 2018 - 12:38pm, first published 10:30am
Bill Ryan, 96, and the rest of the protesters say 'enough is enough'

A 96-year-old WWII veteran locked himself onto the coal rail line at Tighes Hill on Saturday as part of a  protest that organisers described as a “nationwide cry for urgent action on fossil-fuel-driven climate change”.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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