Jacks and Jokers (63 page)

I am additionally indebted to: Alex Mitchell, Judith White, Phillip Knightley, Richard Lawson, Ron and Karen Condon, Marsha and Phil Pope and family, John Shakespeare and Anna-Lisa Backlund, Gillian Morris and Geof Hawke, and Gary Morris and Jo Gaha.

Several books and documents have been important to both
Three Crooked Kings
and
Jacks and Jokers
:

The Road to Fitzgerald and Beyond
by Phil Dickie, UQP, 1989

In Place of Justice
by Peter James, The Shield Press, 1974

The Sundown Murders
by Peter James, Boolarong Publications, 1990

The Long Blue Line
by W. Ross Johnston, Boolarong Publications, 1992

The Bagman
by Jack Herbert with Tom Gilling, ABC Books, 2004

Before I Sleep
by Ray Whitrod, UQP, 2001

The Prince and the Premier
by David Hickie, Angus and Robertson, 1985

Trial and Error
by Don Lane, Boolarong Publications, 1993

The Man They Called a Monster
by Paul Wilson
,
Cassell Australia, 1981

A Life of Crime
by Paul Wilson, Scribe, 1990

The Tangled Web
by Des Sturgess, Bedside Books, 2001

Reform in Policing: Lessons from the Whitrod Era
by Jill M. Bolen, Hawkins Press, 1997

Don’t You Worry About That!
by Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Angus and Robertson, 1990

Honest Cops
by Quentin Dempster, ABC Books, 1992

Crims in Grass Castles
by Keith Moor, Penguin Books, 2009

Joh
by Hugh Lunn, UQP, 1978

Inside Story
by Chris Masters, Harper Collins, 1992

The Hillbilly Dictator
by Evan Whitton, ABC Books, 1989.

Selected quotes were also taken from an extensive interview conducted with Ray Whitrod by Robin Hughes for the Australian Biography project, 2000. I am indebted to Malcolm McMillan and Lindsay Marshall for use of quotes from their extraordinary oral history collection, held by the National Library of Australia. Thank you to Bruce Dawe for permission to quote from his poem ‘News from Judea’.

My thanks to all at University of Queensland Press for coming along on this ride, especially CEO Greg Bain, the wonderful and courageous Madonna Duffy (Publisher), and Meredene Hill. I am hugely grateful to Jacqueline Blanchard for a superb and (relatively) painless edit. Thank you to both editorial assistant Tonile Wortley for all your hard work, and the great Bettina Richter.

Finally, I owe everything to my family: my wife Katie Kate, and my wonderful children, Finnigan, Bridie Rose and little Olly G. (Oliver George).

Index

Aboud, Jack 15–16

Ahern, Mike 29

Akers, Dr Harry 135–6, 175–8, 252

Allan, Police Commissioner Norm 8, 439

Allen, Ric 393

Archer, Archie 114–15

Askin, Sir Robert 8

Atkinson, Superintendent Syd ‘Sippy’ 44, 159, 237, 239, 245, 279, 418–19, 449

Australian Federal Police (AFP) 269, 307, 325, 332

Bahnemann, Gunther 288–90, 390–1, 451–2

Ballister, Michael 42

Barnes, Detective Sergeant Alan 85, 229, 307–8

Barnsley, Philip 176–8

Barron, Ian 115–16, 145, 247, 330

Bauer, Norm 424

Bax, Bob 186

Beattie, Michael 26

Becker, Chief Superintendent Don 27, 43, 137, 153

Beer, Detective Ross 44, 359

Belfast Hotel 44, 74, 96, 117, 159, 215, 218

Bellevue Hotel 262–6, 350

Bellino, Geraldo 49, 52–3, 142, 142–5, 150–1, 199, 238, 280, 353, 355, 365, 367, 378, 381, 435, 457

drug trade 355

Bellino, Tony 199, 378, 381

Bellino, Vince 378, 421

Beniston, Norma June
see
Vogel, Simone

Bennett, Colin 15, 275

bikie bandit hold-ups 388–90, 421–3, 447–51

Bischof, Commissioner Francis Erich ‘Frank’ 15, 20, 22, 29, 31–5, 44, 56, 111, 164, 277–8, 369, 408, 425–7, 452

Fels family 31–5

Juvenile Aid Bureau 32, 56, 72, 278

Bjelke-Petersen, Florence 241, 451–2

Bjelke-Petersen, Premier Joh 7, 11, 21–3, 28–30, 41–3, 58–9, 61, 66–71, 75, 97, 100–5, 117, 133, 153, 157–8, 177, 211–13, 253, 262–3, 265–6, 286–7, 335–8, 355, 399–400, 413, 427, 440, 446, 458

Bjelke-Petersen Foundation 241–4

Blanch, Ken ‘Digger’ 220, 387, 425–6

Bolton, Brian ‘The Eagle’ 235–6, 255–7, 268, 404–5, 415–16, 427

Bourke, Edgar 22

Bowen, Sir Nigel 385–6

Bracken, Sergeant Lennie 392–3

Brennan, Justice Frank 15

Brennan, Gerard 15, 442

Breslin, Paul 410–11

Bridge, Graham David 120, 145, 247

Brifman, ‘Graham’ 80–1, 105–6

Brifman, Mary Anne 1–3, 80–1, 293–4, 438–40

Brifman, Shirley 1–3, 18, 82, 106, 180, 198, 407–8, 457

Brisbane Watchhouse Heroin Affair 423

Broad, Eddie 16, 18, 62

Bulger, Sergeant 83

Bureau of Criminal Intelligence (CIB) 85, 182–5, 190, 299

Burgess, Sergeant Harry 188–9, 293, 362, 418–19, 433–4

Burns, Tom 21–2, 45, 69–71, 99–103, 113–15, 226–7

Cacciola, Officer Mick 51, 53

Callaghan, Allen 22, 68, 103, 178, 225, 286–7, 381

Camm, Ron 31, 204–5, 225–7, 261, 267, 346

Campbell, Senior Constable Bob 89–90, 94–5, 156–7, 161–2, 260–1, 370–2, 374–6, 393–5, 396–400, 414

Cardelli, Enea 222

Carey, Mervyn 151–3

Carmichael, Constable First Class 392–3

Carter, Judge William Joseph 413–14, 447–9

Casey, Ed 309–313, 339, 349

Casey, Jim 57

casinos, illegal 8, 49–50, 54, 142–5, 150, 182, 377–84

Cedar Bay raid 38–42, 70, 130

Chant, Col 414, 450

Charlton, Peter 387

Churchill, Detective Sergeant Syd 196–7, 256–7

CIB
see
Bureau of Criminal Intelligence (CIB)

Clare, Frank 423, 448

Clark, Terrance John ‘Terry’ 193–8, 254–7, 267–8, 307, 415–16

Clarke, Grayvyda Maria 358–9

Clarke, William Paul 358–9

Collins, Brian ‘Snowy’ 229–32

Collins, Fred 210

Committee of Eight 89–90, 215, 221

Commonwealth Games 423, 440–3

Compton, Everald 240–3

Connolly, Justice 421–3

Connor, Senior Constable Desmond John 222–7

Constable Dave
see
Moore, David

Conte, Vittorio ‘Vic’ 365–7, 378, 419–20

Cook, Constable Brian 393–4

Coomer, Roy 403

Cooper, Jack 18, 457

Courier Mail
10, 26, 28, 39, 41, 59, 101–2, 109, 151, 153, 161, 177–8, 184, 231, 245, 263, 267, 304, 308, 323, 374, 379, 383, 384, 401, 411, 425–7, 447–8

Cowen, Zelman 27

Crawford, Cliff 195, 257

Creevey, Officer Noel 181, 213

Crocker, Geoffrey Luke 17, 92–3, 187–9, 198–200, 354, 359, 419–20

Dautel, Detective Sergeant Peter 57, 65, 90, 233, 239, 249–50, 258, 260

Dawe, Bruce 134

Deen, George 262–6

Devine, Matilda ‘Tilly’ 13

Di Carlo, Constable Sam 275–7

Dodd, Douglas Mervyn 404–5

Dorries, Officer Kevin 92–3

drug trade 119–20, 145–7, 184, 188, 192–8, 222–3, 269–70, 298–9, 340, 348–9, 390

Cedar Bay 38–42, 70, 130

Far North Queensland 11, 222–5, 358–9, 390, 411–12, 430–2

Jane Table 145–6, 298–9, 330, 391

Dubois, Gary ‘Shorty’ 328–9

Dwyer, Detective Inspector Noel 44, 120, 276, 293, 365–70, 383–4, 435, 451

Early, Inspector Gregory 56, 58, 65–7, 108, 155, 173

Edington, Ron 29–30, 55, 57, 110–11

Edwards, Dr Llew, 142, 154, 219, 266, 311, 335, 337–9, 344–5

Egan, Constable Michael 252–3, 261

electoral redistribution, 1977 100–2, 113–15, 158

Evans, Bill ‘Cedar Bay Bill’ 39

Fancourt, Kingsley Winston 48–55, 95, 137, 396–9, 414, 428–9

Federal Narcotics Bureau 197, 267, 269–70, 278–9, 307–8

Fels, Alonzo 32, 35

Fels, Dennis 32–4

Fels, Geoff 32, 34

Fels, Mary Margaret 31–5, 278

Fels, Ross 32–4

Ferguson, Detective Sergeant Terry 196

Finch, James, 160–1, 171

Fitzgerald, Gerald ‘Tony’ 14–16, 162–3, 385–6

Flannigan, Detective Inspector 405

Fothergill, Detective Superintendent Bruce 70, 76

Fraser, Malcolm 25, 267

Freier, Detective Sergeant Reginald Neal 117, 205–7, 400

Galligan, D.V. 450

Galligan, Inspector W 27

gambling establishments 16–17, 49, 92, 125, 142–5, 150–1, 238, 294, 353, 365–7, 377–84

gaming machines 270–2, 284, 354

Gillespie, Officer Bob ‘Doc’ 52–3

Glancy, Detective Pat 44, 85, 119, 170–1, 193, 225

Glasson, Hon. Bill 74, 448–50

Global Girls Escorts 274–5

Goleby, John 185–6, 204, 211–13

Gower, Kevin Walter 193

Gray, District Inspector Robert 39, 43

Gray, Steve 40

Grenning, Russell 445–6

Gulbransen, Assistant Commissioner Norm 42

Gunn, Bill 444

Hall, Alan 395–400

Hallahan, Glendon Patrick 1, 9–10, 18, 56, 64, 82, 116, 120, 145–7, 179–80, 185, 216, 248, 269, 295–8, 323–6, 330–2, 391, 400, 417, 426, 452

Hamilton, Ian Thomas ‘Tommy’ 164–72, 208, 457

Hanson, Police Commissioner Fred 8, 61

Hapeta, Hector 14, 187–9, 198–200, 273, 359–62, 367–9, 432–5, 437–8