Maules Creek mine: 30 arrested as police break up protest – gallery
Protesters at the Maules Creek site at the Leard State Forest near Boggabri in northern NSW, on Monday morningPhotograph: Greenpeace/Leard State Forest AllianceProtesters at the Maules Creek site had been sitting atop machinery belonging to Whitehaven coal before arrests were madePhotograph: Greenpeace/Leard State Forest AllianceGreenpeace said around 150 were protesting against the mine, many of whom had chained themselves on to machineryPhotograph: Greenpeace/Leard State Forest Alliance
Bill Ryan, a ninety year old veteran of World War Two was amongst around 30 arrested, AAP reported Photograph: Greenpeace/Leard State Forest AllianceActivist groups say this image shows the moment 92 year-old Kokoda veteran Bill Ryan was arrested for taking part in the demonstrationPhotograph: Greenpeace/Leard State Forest AllianceProtesters are opposed to the clearing of part of the Leard State Forest for a new $767 million mine near the town of BoggabriPhotograph: Greenpeace/Leard State Forest Alliance
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