Donald Rabbitt, 33, was the victim of an horrific workplace incident at Curragh Coal Mine on Sunday. Heartbroken father Robin Rabbitt says it should never have happened. A MACKAY couple holed up on the coronavirus-infected cruise ship Diamond Princess hope to today fly to Darwin where they will face another fortnight of quarantine - but on home soil. Retired Andergrove couple Peter and Linda Giles have spent the past 15 days entertaining themselves as best they can aboard the ship docked at Yokohama in Japan - the last port of call, and the longest for the pair. Next time we might go bush, Mr Giles said from the balcony cabin aboard the cruise ship.
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Subscriber only From a Yalboroo woman who was found alive after days of searching to Mackay being named a top destination for Queensland travellers, these were some of the top stories in March 2020. A CHINESE company with lease hold over parts of Keswick Island has been called out for illegally trying to restrict public access to the popular tourism destination. Picture: Daily Mercury The death of a teenage girl in an alleged hit and run incident in Beaconsfield rocked the community as police searched for the driver. Investigations were continuing into the death of the 15-year-old girl who died on Nicklin Dr after the incident about 3.15am Sunday.