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26 Jun 07 - 11:16 PM (#2087915) Subject: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Helen Is there a song in this, or a novel? I want to know the full story, because I can't imagine how this would have unfolded. Did he decide to rob a beekeeper's supply of honey and make a quick buck, so he shot the beekeeper and stole his stock? Did they have an argument and the man murdered the beekeeper and then thought, I might as well take his stock of honey and sell it? And how would you sell that much honey? Is that how the murderer was caught? Was he standing at a produce market stall with a few tonnes of honey and a big sign up saying "This isn't my honey but I'm selling it anyway!"? Or did the murderer think he could stash the honey and sell it later? How do you store 5 tonnes of honey? What is its use-by date? Wouldn't someone have noticed five tonnes of honey in his back shed? Just after the murder was discovered the police were calling for help from the beekeeping industry to see if anyone could give them any clues on who the murderer might be. It must have worked. Man charged with beekeeper murder A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of a beekeeper on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been remanded in custody. Donald Robert Alcock from Tenterfield in New South Wales is accused of shooting Anthony Ross Knight, 41, at his home near Woodford on May 30. Mr Knight's body was found five days later and forensic tests confirmed he had been shot. Mr Alcock has also been charged with robbery with violence and stealing up to five tonnes of Mr Knight's honey, worth about $40,000. He did not apply for bail and will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court again in August. |
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26 Jun 07 - 11:20 PM (#2087918) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Helen And, I forgot to say, Woodford is where a major Oz Folk Festival is held every year. Woodford Folk Festival Helen |
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27 Jun 07 - 12:38 AM (#2087949) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Little Hawk Yeah, it does make you wonder, doesn't it? I bet Chongo could get to the bottom of this one...but the guy's already been caught, so it's not gonna happen. |
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27 Jun 07 - 03:07 AM (#2088003) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Ebbie Good grief. How big a beekeeping operation was it? 5 tonnes? I seem to remember that an English tonne is 1000 kg, a little more than the US ton at 2000 pounds. So approximately 11,000 pounds? One would think the honey would have gone to market long since. |
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27 Jun 07 - 07:20 AM (#2088121) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: skipy Perhaps he was going to make it radio active & push the price of his honey stock up! Could get a book / film out of this, we could call it "goldspoon" Just a thought. Skipy |
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27 Jun 07 - 07:45 AM (#2088133) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: GUEST,meself Doesn't honey remain edible for thousands of years? This criminal may have had a long-term plan ... |
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27 Jun 07 - 08:08 AM (#2088143) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: skipy Perhaps he owned the equipmet for meadhing & intended to kill a decsendant of King Fjolnir! Skipy |
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27 Jun 07 - 08:45 AM (#2088162) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Uncle_DaveO "Use by" date of honey? Honey is one of (if not the only)the few foods that don't spoil. The sugar content in it is so high that it kills microorganisms that might get into it. Fact. Under some temperature conditions honey may crystallize, but that's not spoiled. It's still just as good and nutritious as ever, although perhaps not as visually appealing. Dave Oesterreich |
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27 Jun 07 - 09:22 AM (#2088192) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Rapparee Bit sticky making his getaway, I'd think. |
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27 Jun 07 - 10:37 AM (#2088231) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: JennyO Obviously, he was not too successful there. You might say he came to a sticky end. |
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27 Jun 07 - 10:49 AM (#2088247) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Liz the Squeak So no one has yet beeswaxed lyrical about this? You're all beehiving appallingly... Now buzz off and think of something. LTS |
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27 Jun 07 - 11:36 AM (#2088276) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Rapparee Gad, Liz, the sting in your reprimand has forced me to comb through my hive of a mind to find an appropriate response. |
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27 Jun 07 - 11:54 AM (#2088286) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: JennyO That must be the strange buzzing I can hear. Or maybe it's the swarm making a beeline for us! Better fly! |
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27 Jun 07 - 12:16 PM (#2088306) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Ebbie Beehave. |
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27 Jun 07 - 12:31 PM (#2088319) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: JennyO I am beeing have! |
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27 Jun 07 - 12:36 PM (#2088323) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Rapparee This is a honey of a thread, but it's starting to be apis-po of nothing but puns. I admit to being a drone, but who will be queen? |
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27 Jun 07 - 12:52 PM (#2088342) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Ebbie Incidentally, while true that honey does not 'spoil', it is also documented that honey can host threads of molds and toxins. Did you know that doctors caution against honey use for those persons who are severely allergic to penicillin? |
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27 Jun 07 - 01:54 PM (#2088381) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Rapparee And not to feed it to anyone under 2 years old? |
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27 Jun 07 - 02:08 PM (#2088392) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Ebbie True. |
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27 Jun 07 - 08:46 PM (#2088698) Subject: RE: BS: Shot dead for $40K of liquid gold From: Helen Thieves sting beehive owners during honey shortage Posted Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:15pm AEST Last year's bushfires and the current drought situation have had an unexpected side-effect on the NSW south coast. The factors have combined to bring about a honey shortage, which has driven up prices and sparked a wave of beehive thefts. Twenty beehives went missing from Mogo recently, and police have received numerous reports of stolen beehives from Wandandian to Mogo. Batehaven beekeeper Keith Gruber has been in the business for almost 60 years and says this is the worst spate of thefts he has ever seen. Mr Gruber had 20 of his hives stolen from Termeil and says he has heard reports of thefts from as far afield as Bega. It is believed rising honey prices are driving the thefts. Increased overseas demand combined with a honey shortage has forced up the supermarket price to more than $10 a kilo and the wholesale price to more than $4.40. |