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Epilogue

The Fallout

Note 66. The Victoria Club has moved and been rebranded as the “Victorian Club” or “Vic Club”. It operates as a by-invitation-only club located at 180 Albert Road, South Melbourne.

Note 67. The Final Report of the Costigan Royal Commission in 1984 recommended that the Painters and Dockers Union be deregistered. It was subsequently deregistered in 1993.

image:Frank Costigan QC

Note 68. In Summary:

• Ray Bennett was shot in court in 1979.

• Normie Lee was shot by police in 1982.

• Ian Carroll was shot by Cox in 1983.

• Tony McNamara died of a drug overdose.

• Laurie Prendergast disappeared in 1985 and was declared dead in 2018.

• No record exists of what happened to Vinnie.

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