On deadly ground : the assassination of John Newman MP / Tim Priest.
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TextChatswood, N.S.W. : New Holland Publishers, 2010Description: [238] p. ; 24 cmContent type: still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781742570433 (pbk.)Subject(s): Newman, John, 1946-1994 | Newman, John, 1946-1994 -- Assassination | Assassination | Politicians | Politicians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Assassination | Murder -- Investigation -- Australia -- Case studies | Murderers -- Australia -- Case studies | Assassins -- Australia -- Case studies | Politicians -- Australia -- Biography | Political crimes and offenses -- Investigation -- Australia | Politicians -- Australia -- Biography | Australia | Newman, John | State parliaments | Former Members | Assassination | New South Wales | Criminal investigation | Organised crime | Biography | Cabramatta (NSW)Genre/Form: Biography. DDC classification: 324.2092 | 364.1524 Summary: The year was 1994. On a dark Spring night in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, a hooded figure emerged from the shadows and shot dead the fiery politician and anti-crime crusader, John Newman, in the driveway of his home. The shots echoed around the world as the murder became the first political assassination in Australia's history. Former Cabramatta detective Tim Priest takes the reader on a journey behind the scenes, from the initial conspiracy to the murder scene, the police investigation and finally the Inquiry that confirmed the assassin's conviction.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 228- [238])
The year was 1994. On a dark Spring night in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, a hooded figure emerged from the shadows and shot dead the fiery politician and anti-crime crusader, John Newman, in the driveway of his home. The shots echoed around the world as the murder became the first political assassination in Australia's history. Former Cabramatta detective Tim Priest takes the reader on a journey behind the scenes, from the initial conspiracy to the murder scene, the police investigation and finally the Inquiry that confirmed the assassin's conviction.
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