Some years ago I conversed with a seemingly reliable old fellow from Braidwood
whose wife at the time ran the local paper.
He swears by this story that took place on a rural property when he was about
eight and his toddler younger sister under two.
Happily playing close to the homestead, suddenly daylight was blocked by the
shadow of a huge bird that seemed to appear from nowhere.
It was just as well that this brave little boy was first to react by grabbing
his sister by the legs to prevent her from being lifted off the ground as the
eagle had a firm grip.
The yelling and screaming alerted the childrens’ mother who rushed out of the
kitchen with broom in hand to drive off the vey determined eagle
At the time I remember saying that I had never read or heard anything in the
media about an incident of this nature.
We should remember that for many years it was widely considered that dingos
would not attack children. It is likely that over the centuries aboriginal
infants have been taken.
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