Bob Katter

Federal MP Bob Katter has finally revealed that he and several prominent barristers were responsible for pelting The Beatles with eggs during the band's 1964 Australian tour. This admission ends a 40-year mystery about the infamous egg-throwing incident, which occurred when the Beatles arrived in Brisbane.

The Fab Four landed in Brisbane in the early hours of a chilly June night in 1964, greeted by a crowd of about 8,000 fans, many of whom were screaming with excitement. However, among the crowd was a group of non-fans carrying eggs, including Katter himself. 

Now, decades later, the Federal MP for Kennedy in Far North Queensland has come forward with the full story.

"A bloke called Dave Beattie—he's a prominent accountant now—was on my shoulders and … everyone let fly with the eggs," Katter recalled.

"The Beatles' truck sped up, and they were hiding behind the piano as all these eggs splattered everywhere. The police got me and ran me away, thinking it was screamingly funny. They let me go and both burst out laughing."

The Beatles were understandably shocked by the surprise attack. The next day, the band placed an ad in the newspapers and on the radio, calling for the egg-throwers to come forward.

According to Katter, the Beatles themselves were bemused by the whole situation.

"John Lennon just sort of sat there saying, 'Everywhere we go now we're going to have eggs thrown at us.'"

In the aftermath of the incident, Katter and his fellow egg-throwers became local legends.

"Our reputations were made from that point forward," he said.

"We walked around like conquering heroes for the next two or three years."

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