In the late 60s the Lowood police went to a farm house to speak with a person over a minor offence. When the police car pulled up Sgt Brian Denham and a fellow police officer Henk de Visser got out of police car a shot from a .22cal rang out almost hitting de Visser.. The bullet damaged the police car. Henk and I got sworn in together, how dare someone try to take down a mate of mine.

The police decamped  the scene and called for assistance.  On a Saturday evening I received a call to attend the incident with the Emergency Squad. I went to PHQ and packed our vehicle with equipment of and proceeded with my boss in Insp. Les Bardwell and other members of the squad to Lowood.

By the time we got there it was dark. The low set house was in the middle of a large paddock in which a crop of some description was planted. The crop was approx 45 cms high and extended for a perimeter of 100ms around the house and provided minimal coverage for the squad members.