Man expected to face charges over coal protest stunt at Sandgate

Simon McCarthy
Updated November 8 2021 - 3:20pm, first published 9:58am
Wilkarr Kurikutahr, who identifies himself as a Ngemba and Wangan and Jagalingou man, suspended himself from a nine-metre tripod structure over the rail lines at Sandgate around 6am Monday to obstruct the way for coal trains coming to and from the Port of Newcastle. Picture: Blockade Australia
Wilkarr Kurikutahr, who identifies himself as a Ngemba and Wangan and Jagalingou man, suspended himself from a nine-metre tripod structure over the rail lines at Sandgate around 6am Monday to obstruct the way for coal trains coming to and from the Port of Newcastle. Picture: Blockade Australia

A man is in police custody at Waratah and is expected to face a number of charges over obstructing the Hunter rail corridor after he apparently attempted to blockade a the rail line at Sandgate around 6am this morning.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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