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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 46022	Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced Jan 19^th, 2026 at 3:53pm Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced for interfering with Aboriginal relics
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Re: Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced
Reply #1 - Jan 19^th, 2026 at 4:03pm

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In handing down his sentence, Magistrate Reg Marron said that in January 2023, Mr Elphinstone conducted vegetation clearing without a permit at a property at Little Swanport on Tasmania's east coast.

Magistrate Marron said Mr Elphinstone did not damage, deface, or remove the artefact, but interfered with it.

But he told the court that Mr Elphinstone "ought to have known the area was a significant site".

The court heard that the clearing of the area was undertaken due to damage caused by trespassers, not for farming.

So what did he actually do?

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People who can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bug me in ways I cannot put into words.

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Re: Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced
Reply #2 - Jan 19^th, 2026 at 7:08pm

freediver wrote on Jan 19^th, 2026 at 4:03pm:

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In handing down his sentence, Magistrate Reg Marron said that in January 2023, Mr Elphinstone conducted vegetation clearing without a permit at a property at Little Swanport on Tasmania's east coast.

Magistrate Marron said Mr Elphinstone did not damage, deface, or remove the artefact, but interfered with it.

But he told the court that Mr Elphinstone "ought to have known the area was a significant site".

The court heard that the clearing of the area was undertaken due to damage caused by trespassers, not for farming.

So what did he actually do?

Picked up the VB cans, I'd say. What utter rubbish.

What was the 'significance' of the 'site' on his land (I presume)?

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52241 At my desk.	Re: Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced Reply #3 - Jan 20^th, 2026 at 10:05am Perhaps he "interfered" with them spiritually, on account of his skin colour.
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Re: Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced
Reply #4 - Jan 20^th, 2026 at 12:28pm

Graeme Elphinstone, left, with Frank Bilato, National Road Transport Museum advisory committee chairman in Alice Springs.

Elphinstone Engineering founder honoured for lifelong contributions

Source=https://bigrigs.com.au/2025/09/02/elphinstone-engineering-founder-honoured-for-l
ifelong-contributions/

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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 89757 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: Elphinstone Engineering director sentenced Reply #5 - Jan 20^th, 2026 at 2:41pm .... preview
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