Tragic end to disputes over illegal land clearing

By Rachel Olding
Updated July 31 2014 - 7:08am, first published 6:25am
Police block off the road at Talga Lane on the Newell Highway at Croppa Creek after Tuesday's fatal shooting. Photo: Cady Anderson, Moree Champion
Police block off the road at Talga Lane on the Newell Highway at Croppa Creek after Tuesday's fatal shooting. Photo: Cady Anderson, Moree Champion

It was a storm that had been brewing for years, and many feared it would one day end in violence.