What the records say
- When
- 19 Jul 1976
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 33.32° S, 115.66° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Bunbury woodchip bombing.
Summary
Bunbury woodchip bombing: environmental activists set three bombs at the export terminal in Bunbury, Western Australia, in an attempt to disrupt the woodchipping industry. Limited damage results as two of the three bombs fail to explode, while no injuries are reported.
Bunbury woodchip bombing
1976 ecoterrorism incident in Western Australia
A politically motivated bombing took place on 19 July 1976 at a woodchip export terminal in Bunbury, Western Australia. More than 1,000 sticks of gelignite were planted by two environmental protesters, with the resulting partial detonation causing an estimated $300,000 in damage.
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