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$1 million reward announced for information into 1979 Luna Park fire
The NSW Government, together with the NSW Police Force, has announced a $1 million reward for information into the 1979 Luna Park fire, as Homicide Squad detectives continue to review the circumstances surrounding the fatal blaze.
About 10.15pm on Saturday 9 June 1979, emergency services were called to Luna Park at Milsons Point, following reports of a fire inside the Ghost Train ride.
Six boys and a man were killed in the blaze.
In September that year, a Coronial Inquest found the cause of the blaze could not be determined.
Over the years, investigators from across the NSW Police Force have investigated all information received in relation to the fire.
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14th person fined over Shellharbour gathering – COVID update
A 14th person has been issued with a $1000 fine after further investigations into a gathering at a home in Shellharbour at the weekend.
Officers from Lake Illawarra Police District attended the home about 9.40pm Saturday (3 July 2021), responding to reports of visitors at the location. One woman and 12 men, aged between 21 and 30, were issued with Penalty infringement Notices (PINs) for breaching stay at home directions.
Following inquiries, another 30-year-old man was identified today (Monday 5 July 2021), as being at the home; he has now been issued with a $1000 PIN for breaching a stay at home direction.
A travel company has been slapped with a $5000 fine after taking three busloads of people from Covid-addled Sydney to a zoo in regional New South Wales.
The tour group arrived at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, which is located five hours north-west of the city, with 128 staff and guests at about 9.30am on Monday.
About 76 of those people were not allowed to leave the Greater Sydney Region under lockdown restrictions announced on Saturday to curb the latest Covid outbreak, which grew by 19 on Tuesday.
Under the restrictions, anyone who has been in Sydney over the past 14 days is only allowed to leave home to buy groceries, seek medical care, go to work, or exercise outside.
‘We are searching for more answers’: Missing mother changed name before disappearance
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Before a Gold Coast mother disappeared more than two decades ago, she changed her name and put her belongings into storage. She left for Britain and her family never saw her again, nor the items she packed away.
Despite the years, Marion Barter’s daughter Sally Leydon continues searching for answers.
Marion Barter disappeared 24 years ago on a trip to the UK and despite records showing she may have returned to Australia, she has never been seen again.