6. [a] If found guilty, Ross would have been expelled from the club. Any member found guilty of not helping another member who is in genuine trouble, not bulls*** trouble, will be severely dealt with. I mean, those sorts of weapons can do some terrible damage. Michael Alan Viney QC was the lead Crown Prosecutor for the committal hearing and the trial. The rider was taken to Prince Alfred hospital where he was treated for cuts, bruises and a back injury. As patriotism can lead to jingoism and mateship can lead to cronyism, so bikie club loyalty, it seems, can lead to bikie club war. Justice Adrian Roden would describe what happened next as he sentenced Eaves and the others almost three years later. In 1992, Ross was the last to be released after serving five years and three months. A member of the British Motorcycle Association, a social club, was close to tears as he told of seeing the mutilated body of the girl. He is still married to Eaves's sister Vanessa. 'I've been out of work for about a year, but it's like it just gets harder and harder and harder,' he said. The onetime soldier was also the youngest bikie at the Milperra massacre 36 years ago and has seven counts of manslaughter recorded against his name. A lot of other blokes didn't want to go but Jock said, "OK, we'll go there for an hour, show ourselves". 'We didn't do it not just because we were tight but because we didn't have anything to give up, we didn't have anything to admit that we were guilty of,' he said. 'And what it was drawing in those days was a lot of young, disenfranchised young guys that didn't have a father figure,' Eaves said. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Weve updated the security on the site. 8. 'Whereas this opened up my eyes and since then I've gone on to make lemonade from lemons. 'A need to belong and enjoy a close relationship and bond with others can be readily understood. "He had blood pouring from the side of his head when he started shooting," Wayne said. Staggering on, he was hit again in the head and chest and collapsed. Please reset your password. Bandidos vice president Mario "Chopper" Cianter was shot twice in the chest with a shotgun and died instantly. One of the gang members, apparently shot dead as he charged toward his opponents, still clutched a baseball bat in his fist. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Were all the deaths in The Texas. It is unfortunate that so many of them have chosen to play no part in the sentence hearing, although years of their lives are at stake. Seven people were killed and twenty-eight injured and the event was a catalyst for significant changes to gun laws in New South Wales. Telephones ran hot as about 20 Comancheros arranged to go to the swap meet where they would wait for 30 or so armed Bandidos to arrive. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Synopsis The six-episode series dramatises the story of the Milperra massacre, when the Bandidos and the Comanchero motorcycle clubs went to war on Father's Day, Sunday 2 September 1984. Top podcast episodes. Using walkie-talkies for communication, Comanchero leader "Jock" Ross, a military enthusiast, intended to stand in the open to give the appearance he was alone, hoping to draw the Bandidos into a pincer movement that was based on the "Bullhorn Ambush" that he read had been used in the Anglo-Zulu War. 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Justice Roden found it was impossible to determine who had discharged the first shot at the Viking Tavern but Eaves was one of those to have fired his gun. For example, rural landholders, members of an approved gun club and persons engaged in lawful business involving the use of firearms were deemed to have a good reason and the police could refuse to issue licences to any persons they saw as not having a good reason. [5], During the club's 1983 Christmas run fighting broke out between the two chapters, prompting the Birchgrove chapter to break away and form a new club. They said get out of the building immediately.'. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 'Or if you're a child molester you're not going to be a school teacher. No charges had been laid by 1 am. Twenty-one more were convicted of seven counts of manslaughter and sentenced to terms ranging from ten to 14 years. As the Bandidos arrested were charged in regards to all the deaths, this resulted in Colin Campbell being found guilty of the manslaughter of his brother. Try again later. The Milperra Massacre. OLD bikies never die. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 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It was the first shot of the Milperra Massacre, on Father's Day 1984, outside the Viking Tavern, and within minutes two more of Snake's five brothers, John "Whack" Campbell and Colin "Caesar" Campbell, would be gunned down. 'All I did was run out under fire and drag some wounded guys behind cars,' he said. Video - The Milperra Massacre Eaves has no contact with any old Comanchero or Jock Ross and his sister Vanessa, who have been married about 40 years and live on the NSW Central Coast. , updated I will never forget the sight when I arrived that day. 8. 1. Failed to report flower. The woman said she looked around to see people screaming in panic and running in all directions. September 21, 1984. . He is yet to enter a plea to any of the charges. Any member found guilty of screwing another member's Real Ol' Lady or taking advantage of a rift between them for future 'conning up' will be thrown out. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. ', Eaves (pictured with ponytail) directed a teenage Lucy Durack (pictured in white dress) in Parlami d'Amore (Speak to Me of Love) in 1998, a decade before she played Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked. Not only that, they'd sent scouts down to identify that we were there. "I was the first person shot," Snake says in footage to be aired on Wednesday's episode of the Channel Seven documentary series Gangs Of Oz. 'Now I know what Lindy Chamberlain felt like,' he said from the dock. Mr. Campbell was represented by Mr Greg Woods QC. 'From the start, I've been hammered by this, that I'm a crazed bikie killer from 40 years ago who's on the rampage again,' he said. A need to belong and enjoy a close relationship and bond with others can be readily understood. More than three decades ago Eaves was one of 30 bikies convicted of murder or manslaughter over the Milperra massacre and one of the last to be released from jail. Mark Pennington, one of the first police officers on the scene, was later awarded $380,000 (2011: $1,026,500) compensation for psychological damage. A man grieves over his brother, one of the dead. The Milperra Massacre was a firearm battle between rival motorcycle gang members on September 2 (Father's Day) 1984, in Milperra, a south-western suburb of Sydney. 'I've read books on what happens to soldiers in battle and what they say is that it's so overwhelming for your brain that you actually go dumb,' Eaves said. But like most admirable qualities, these can be carried to excess. 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"I saw one woman with a baby about six months old. 3. So, if they were infants then they are now in their 60s ot 70s or so. My best friend committed suicide 20 years ago. The shootout had its roots in an intense rivalry that developed after a group . The gunmen lowered rifles to allow the ambulancemen to take away the wounded. Between the second and third shots - a shotgun followed . Casualty Disambiguation: see Federal Court of Australia (Sydney NSW) decision on 22 September 2014 in Francis v Allen & Unwin [2014] FCA 1027 by Katzmann J, parties Janette Gail Francis v Allen & Unwin Pty Limited, Lindsay Simpson, Pamela Walters, Rex Walters, Lorraine Walters. [12] Solicitor Christopher Murphy acted for the Bandidos' members charged over the incident. When you have two groups like these in conflict with one another, a 'Viking' is always likely. There was an error deleting this problem. Try again later. A career highlight was his three years as director of pay television at TransACT in Canberra, with responsibility for the operations and strategy of its 52 channels. Annakin, Heeney and Hennessey were released in December 1988. He winked at me and said, 'Not today, Snake."'. The new Bandidos members then incinerated their Comanchero colours in a ceremonial act. Then came the motorbikes. Being present at the worst bikie outrage in Australian history was hard to share with friends, and family. Caught off guard, the Comancheros were scattered around the car park. The battle took place at a supposedly friendly bike meet. There were only about 15 Comanchero at the Viking but about 40 Bandidos. A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives killed two Bandidos, four Comancheros and an innocent bystander, 15-year-old Joanne Walters. Tragically, innocent 15-year-old bystander Leanne Walters was slain in the crossfire. Any member found guilty of screwing another member's Real Ol' Lady or taking advantage of a rift between them for future 'conning up' will be thrown out. The Milperra massacre's origins lay in. The aftermath of the massacre on September 2, 1984.Credit:Bruce Miller. The Comanchero were already at the Viking Tavern when the Bandidos arrived. Before the two gangs met at the Viking Tavern Eaves tried to convince the Comanchero 'supreme commander' Jock Ross they would be out-numbered. 'The outcome of this for both sides is people have died early, people on both sides have committed suicide. 'I also wanted to know more about the clubs themselves and what it is about the way of life that they offer that led these people, many of whom would in all other respects be regarded as law-abiding and responsible citizens of commendable character, to indulge in what on the face of it is irresponsible, anti-social behaviour of extreme violence, bringing with it obvious danger to human live, and in the facts of this case, the tragic consequences of seven deaths. ', Six bikies and a 15-year-old girl were shot dead in the Milperra Massacre in 1984. When Eaves was 17 he joined the Army Reserve, then after several years he enlisted in the regular Army, serving in the Armoured Corps. 'I've been trying to outrun this business for 36 years and it just never lets me go,' the father-of-two told Daily Mail Australia. Four shotgun pellets remained in his body which were dug out by his wife before he fled to Western Australia. Any member found guilty of selling, distributing or using hard drugs will be thrown out. On September 2, 1984Comanchero members were planning to go to the Viking Tavern at Milperra for what was advertised as a motorcycle swap meet. Eaves lives every day with the consequences of that infamous Father's Day 1984 battle between the Comanchero and Bandidos and its permanent place on his resume. [13], During the longest joint criminal trial in New South Wales history,[citation needed] 58 policemen provided security including armed members of the Tactical Operations Unit who were stationed in the courtroom and witnesses required armed guards from the Witness Security Unit to escort them home. 'As stupid and as naive as it sounds that's exactly what happened. After a lengthy journey through the judicial system, nine men were convicted of the seven murders and 21 men convicted on seven counts of manslaughter. 'Minutes later seven lay dead - four Comancheros, two Bandidos and a 15-year-old girl.'. We have set your language to Eaves would be one of 31 bikies to spend 14 months in front of a Supreme Court jury sitting at Penrith in what was then Australia's longest-running criminal trial. 'As patriotism can lead to jingoism and mateship can lead to cronyism, so bikie club loyalty, it seems, can lead to bikie club war.'. She copped it in the chin. The fact that seven people were killed is itself a significant, aggravating circumstance as is the fact that there were hundreds of people whose lives were put at risk.'. Police believe that the war began over turf, drugs or a combination of both. He is pictured in Hyde Park in December 1988 while on bail, 'I guess I got to take that out of it. During his trial Eaves had been unimpressed with some of the defence lawyers and realised university could not be that hard. And it still wasn 't over. Source: Document seized by police after the Father's Day Milperra massacre. Members of the Banditos Bikie group appeared at Bankstown Court on charges of affray and serious affront and alarm. They were just at the wrong place at the wrong day'. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. For most of this time Eaves' criminal history had not affected his job prospects but that changed after he took on a senior role at the National Film and Sound Archive. Colin "Caesar" Campbell has criticized the series for a lack of consultation with those who were there, its incorrect chronology of events, errors in motives and the portrayal of "lazy stereotypes".[22]. Any member found guilty of wearing his Colours on or around anything other than a British or American motorcycle of 500cc or more will be severely dealt with. Any member found guilty of stealing from a member of the Club itself will be thrown out of the Club. That spectre emerged again early last year when Eaves was arrested after a traffic incident allegedly got out of control and media learnt of his past. As Sergeant-at-Arms, he ordered Ross to face charges of breaking one of the ten club rules. 'I never hurt anybody, was never accused of hurting anybody, killing anybody, shooting anybody, doing anything like that.'. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Leanne Walters (103685365)? The fighting continued for at least 10minutes, while police helicopters circled overhead, with members of the public fleeing to the tavern and nearby properties as soon as the shooting started. 'In those days, there was no internet so I could sort of hide a bit, you know,' he said. Thanks for your help! Snake's brother Gregory "Shadow" Campbell and an "adopted brother", Mario Ciantar, were less fortunate. One man who took part in the shoot-out in the Viking Tavern who wished to be anonymous stated in 2014: Milperra was catastrophic; it was a ridiculous and terrible thing to happen. By
[9] Campbell later claimed that the wife of one of the Comancheros had shot him several times with a handgun. Eaves undertook a Doctorate of Create Arts scholarship at Perth's Curtin University of Technology, which he did not quite complete due to problems with funding. The shootout had its roots in an intense rivalry that developed after a group of Comancheros broke away and formed the first Bandidos Motorcycle Club . A further 28 people were wounded with 20 requiring hospitalisation. 7. (A Current Affair) An innocent 15-year-old girl was killed along with six bikies, while a further 21 bikies were badly injured. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Kucler got out in September and Ross in January 1990, having served little more than five years. 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