Gangland Robbers (39 page)

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Authors: James Morton

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Index

Abbott, Brenden
xi
,
115

Abbotts Hotel, Murchison
21

Abdallah, Gary
189

Abell, Phillip
203–4

Aboriginal trackers
6
,
8
,
13
,
37
,
41
,
78

Adams, James (‘Snowy Lancaster')
61
,
62

Ah Chong
49

Ah Gayong
211

Ah Hook
34

Ah Ket
211

Ainley, Cyril
150

Alameda
, SS
30–1

Alcock (aka Carrey), Edward
17
,
18

Alexander, Brian
118

Alexander, Donny
214

Alford, Tubby
205

Allen, Dennis
189

Allen, Kenneth
85
,
87

Allen, Richard
11

amateurs
199

Ambrose, Jerry
134
,
135

Ambrose, Maureen
167

American Express heist
164

Anderson, James
5

Anderson, May
211

Anderson, William
25
,
26

Andrews, Milton Franklin
31–2

Andrews, Norman
94
,
95
,
96

ANZ Bank, robbery of Murrumbeena branch
105

Apex gang
196

Applebee, Desmond John
160–1

Archibald, Alexander
6

Armaguard robbery
140–1

Armed Crimes Squad
204

Armed Hold-Up Squad
184

armed robbers, contemporary types
198–9

Armed Robbery Squad
187

armoured cars

introduced as deterrent to robbery
146–7

robberies of
109
,
131
,
132
,
147
,
151–2
,
199

Arnott's, poisoned biscuits
167

Ashley-Mobley gang
178

Aston, John
118

Atahan, Hakki Bahadi ‘Tim'
189–90

ATM ram raiding
198

Australian law
ix

automatic weapons
198

Avoca
(steamer)
27

Ayres, Henry and Co, Melbourne
48

Bad Wig Bandit
186

Badger Game
91

Bain, James
65

Balmain Boys
143

Bank of Australia, robbery of
vii–ix

Bank of New South Wales

public attitudes towards
vii

robbery at Cloncurry
65–6

robbery at Murwillumbah
105

bank robberies

as adrenalin rush
130
,
132

ATM ram raiding
198

by James Short
65–6

and current security measures
197–8

first in America
207

first attempted armed robbery
3–4

first in Australia
vii–ix

with inside help
101

see also names of banks

Bannon, Jeb
159–60

Bannon, John
194

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