Queen assassination attempt in 1970 in Australia

[Jordy]

What a lame attempt; Putting a log on a railway line. They didn't deserve to succeed with an idea like that.

How? Logs have caused many major train accidents over the years, as the article reads, if it was going a bit faster it would of derailed the train into a ditch, likely to cause many injuries and deaths.

[PaintYourTarget]

How? Logs have caused many major train accidents over the years, as the article reads, if it was going a bit faster it would of derailed the train into a ditch, likely to cause many injuries and deaths.

Yeah, but that'd make it look like an accident - no good for any kind of political aims or objectives...
and just imagine the meeting... "right chaps, we're gonna put a log infront of the queen's train! now, where's the Fosters?"

[5,5]

assassinations will always happen in monarchys, especially by people in the royal family, everyone wants the power.

[mike475]

i think this is the most truest time ever this statement can ever be used on hxf.

old news.

[Describe]

What a lame attempt; Putting a log on a railway line. They didn't deserve to succeed with an idea like that.

Then again everybody deserves a shot at the Queen.

[Neil]

i think this is the most truest time ever this statement can ever be used on hxf.

old news.

It's very hardly old news as no one knew about it until now, it's new news, it just happened so long ago so that isn't the "truest time" that statement can be used.

[Blinger1]

What a lame attempt; Putting a log on a railway line. They didn't deserve to succeed with an idea like that.

Quite frankly, it probably would have worked if the train wasn't going so slow.

It's very hardly old news as no one knew about it until now

People did know about it, that towns police department people

[Jord]

why does it matter it was like 40 yrs ago... :|

39 years.

[leah]

glad they failed

[Loser]

What a lame attempt; Putting a log on a railway line. They didn't deserve to succeed with an idea like that.

Indeed. If you're going to kill someone, at least be creative about it.