With all the Aussies on this list, I figured that it was more on-topic than
some recent posts...


*** Update: Rodney 'Crocodile' Ansell killed in shootout

DARWIN, Australia (AP) - A rugged Australian whose experiences
inspired the lead character in the movie "Crocodile Dundee" was
killed in a gun battle after shooting a police officer to death,
officials said Wednesday. Police named the dead gunman as Rodney
William Ansell, 44, of Urapunga ranch in the Roper River region of
the Northern Territory. Actor Paul Hogan based the lead role in the
1986 Hollywood hit on Ansell, who in the late 1970s survived for two
months alone in the Outback after becoming stranded. The story of
Ansell, a skilled bushman able to live off the land, made news and
inspired the Crocodile Dundee character, script co-author Ken Shadie
said. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560566686-e89


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