[meteorite-list] Landowner wins custody battle for meteorite

[Greg Stanley]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/17/2929996.htm?section=justin



Landowner wins custody battle for meteorite

By Fidelis Rego

Updated Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:07pm AEST


A magistrate has handed down his ruling in a lengthy legal dispute over a meteorite that landed in south-west Queensland.

Farm caretaker Tom King found the 25 kilogram chunk of space rock last year.

However, the owner of the property where it was discovered, Keith Wilson, claimed rightful custody.

The meteorite has been held by police pending a resolution of the row.

This afternoon a local court found in
 		 	   		  
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