Gangland Australia: Colonial Criminals to the Carlton Crew

Gangland Australia: Colonial Criminals to the Carlton Crew
ISBN-10
0522852734
ISBN-13
9780522852738
Category
History / Australia & New Zealand
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Authors
James Morton, Susanna Lobez

Description

A comprehensive investigation of organized crime in Australia, this study discusses the entire history of crime on the continent—from the forgeries and robberies of early convicts to the recent gangland slayings in Melbourne. Famous faces of Australian crime, such as Squizzy Taylor and Sydney’s East Coast Milieu, along with the con men, robbers, drug dealers, and hoodlums are featured. An examination of the role police officers, lawyers, and politicians have played and their attempts to curb criminal activities, is also included.

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