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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Police Thank Siege Helpers, 1996
... Mitcham siege... Mitcham siege in June. With photo.... Mitcham melbourne Article Article Police Thank Siege Helpers ...Mitcham's Adult Migrant Education Service (AMES) is rewarded for its co-operation with police during the 12 hour Mitcham siege in June. With photo.community services, adult migrant education service, navarria, sam, johnson, des, keighery, peter, mitcham siege, crime -
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Article, Mitcham siege, 1996
... Mitcham siege... Mitcham melbourne Article Article Mitcham siege A 12 hour siege ...A 12 hour siege in Whitehorse Road solicitors office of Wainwright Ryan. When Peter Morris of Blackburn held up the office with a gun.A 12 hour siege in Whitehorse Road solicitors office of Wainwright Ryan. When Peter Morris of Blackburn held up the office with a gun. S.O.G. officers finally fired capsicum spray and threw tear gas into the upstairs office. John Hoey, solicitor, had escaped earlier and six women, barricaded upstairs, were rescued.A 12 hour siege in Whitehorse Road solicitors office of Wainwright Ryan. When Peter Morris of Blackburn held up the office with a gun.shops, mitcham shopping centre, wainwright ryan, solicitors, hoey, john, morris, peter evan john -
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Article, New laws will ban gun used in siege, 1996
... of yesterday's siege in Mitcham's Wainwright Ryan solicitor's office... of yesterday's siege in Mitcham's Wainwright Ryan solicitor's office ...The shotgun allegedly used by the man at the centre of yesterday's siege in Mitcham's Wainwright Ryan solicitor's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre will be banned under soon-to-be-introduced gun laws police said.The shotgun allegedly used by the man at the centre of yesterday's siege in Mitcham's Wainwright Ryan solicitor's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre will be banned under soon-to-be-introduced gun laws police said.The shotgun allegedly used by the man at the centre of yesterday's siege in Mitcham's Wainwright Ryan solicitor's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre will be banned under soon-to-be-introduced gun laws police said.firearms, mitcham shopping centre, wainwright ryan solicitors -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Man ordered to stand trial, 1996
Description of a siege at the offices of Wainwright Ryan, solicitors.Description of a siege at the offices of Wainwright Ryan, solicitors.Description of a siege at the offices of Wainwright Ryan, solicitors.wainwright ryan, morris, peter evan john -
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Leisure object - Stereograph and accessories, circa 1920
Stereograph has been restoredStereograph made of wood. Two windows with magnifying glass in each. Wood and metal stand to hold picture card to be viewed. Three picture cards of siege guns, Duke of York Celebrations, Hobart; Pay day DelhiOn siege guns card, The Rose Stereographs Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London.audio-visual technology, audio - visual accessories, audio - visual appliances -
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Article, Gas attack finishes siege, 1996
A twelve hour siege ended with police using Capsicum spray and tear gas to apprehend a gun man who held up a solicitor, John Hoey, at Wainwright Ryan's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre.A twelve hour siege ended with police using Capsicum spray and tear gas to apprehend a gun man who held up a solicitor, John Hoey, at Wainwright Ryan's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre. The Gun man, Peter Morris, was furious about losing a family court battle with his wife, which ordered he surrender a property.A twelve hour siege ended with police using Capsicum spray and tear gas to apprehend a gun man who held up a solicitor, John Hoey, at Wainwright Ryan's office in Mitcham Shopping Centre.shops, mitcham shopping centre, wainwright ryan solicitors, hoey, john, morris, peter evan john, graham, margaret -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Tear gas brings end to day-long siege, 1996
Two articles re the 12 hour siege at Wainwright Ryan Solicitors in Mitcham when Peter Morris held the office up with a shotgun.Two articles re the 12 hour siege at Wainwright Ryan Solicitors in Mitcham when Peter Morris held the office up with a shotgun. He was a former client of Michael Ryan and had received a Supreme Court order to pay $1300 legal fees. Besides sizeable legal fees he had already paid and the loss of $200,000. Ryan was not present when Morris arrived and he held another solicitor, John Hoey, who later made his escape.Two articles re the 12 hour siege at Wainwright Ryan Solicitors in Mitcham when Peter Morris held the office up with a shotgun.shopping centres, mitcham shopping centre, wainwright ryan solicitors, ryan, michael, morris, peter evan john, hoey, john