Seven people died during the horror Sydney Luna Park Ghost Train fire in 1979
Initial investigations suggested it was electrical fault but cause is undetermined
NSW coroner ordered police to conduct review into the evidence of fire s cause
Three new witnesses have said they smelled kerosene and noticed bikie group
There are allegations the blaze may have been linked to an underworld figure
The NSW coroner will consider a fresh inquest into a fatal fire at Sydney s Luna Park in 1979 after allegations the blaze was linked to an underworld figure.
Seven people including six boys were killed in the blaze while riding the theme park s ghost train.
Initial investigations pointed to an electrical fault and some subsequent inquiries proved non-conclusive.
On June 9, 1975 a fire on the Ghost Train ride at Luna Park in Sydney (pictured) killed seven people and changed the lives of a community forever
The Luna Park Ghost Train fire in June, 1979 claimed the lives of John Godson, and six children - Damien Godson, Craig Godson, Richard Carroll, Michael Johnson, Jonathan Billings and Seamus Rahilly
The rivalry between Australia’s two great cities is friendly, often passionate and never-ending.
Melbourne wins on sport. The AFL Grand Final and Melbourne Cup beats the City to Surf and the Golden Slipper by some distance. In fairness, the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras just shades Moomba as a spectacle (although dressing as a chicken to jump into the Yarra as part of the Birdman Rally must surely soon become an Olympic sport).
The detestable Abe Saffron, the man they called ‘Mr Sin’.
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Sydney has a better bridge, a better harbour and better oysters. Melbourne has better bars, better coffee and better laneways. But there is one area where Sydney traditionally has Melbourne well and truly covered – corruption.
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On June 23, 1983, I published a story highlighting the relationship between Bob Trimbole and a police officer he called The Gardener. In Sydney they went nuts.