Bibliograph

The Griffith wars, the powerful true story of Donald Mackay's murder and the town that stood up to the mafia, Tom Gilling and Terry Jones

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The Griffith wars, the powerful true story of Donald Mackay's murder and the town that stood up to the mafia, Tom Gilling and Terry Jones

Language

eng

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Griffith wars

Responsibility statement

Tom Gilling and Terry Jones

Sub title

the powerful true story of Donald Mackay's murder and the town that stood up to the mafia

Summary

The assassination of Donald Mackay was meant to solve a problem for the mafia. Instead it roused the law-abiding citizens of Griffith to fight against the powerful criminal elements who had made their town synonymous with drugs and murder. Drawing on the personal diaries and memories of Terry Jones - who, as the editor of the local newspaper, knew everyone and heard everything - The Griffith Wars reveals startling new evidence about one of Australia's most notorious unsolved murders. It also powerfully recounts the struggle for the soul of a country town still battling to shake off its criminal past

Table Of Contents

1. Aussie Bob takes a punt -- 2. Guns and godfathers -- 3. A new crop -- 4. Boom town -- 5. Shame -- 6. Coleambally drug bust -- 7. Mackay has to go -- 8. They've killed Don -- 9. Follow the money -- 10. A clairvoyant and a royal commission -- 11. Another body -- 12. Mr Asia -- 13. Special tomatoes -- 14. Aussie Bob on the run -- 15. Bodies in the river -- 16. Aussie Bob: dead or alive? -- 17. Parrington pays -- 18. Cops and crops -- 19. Witness X -- 20. Blackmail. ---Afterword

Target audience

general

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