"We are running out of cars to take the weapons away," said one ballistics officer who had just loaded a dozen rifles plus baseball bats and machetes into the boot of his car. Any member found guilty of wearing his Colours on or around anything other than a British or American motorcycle of 500cc or more will be severely dealt with. The shootout had its roots in an intense rivalry that developed after a group . "People ducked and screamed and others yelled 'get down, get down.'". The Bandidos were late and, thinking that the opposing gang was not coming, some Comancheros went into the Viking Tavern bar. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Police say the onetime Comanchero outlaw was involved in an altercation with a 23-year-old motorcyclist about 10.50pm on March 20. Staggering on, he was hit again in the head and chest and collapsed. 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The Mongols, sworn enemies of the Hells Angels, boast of having chapters in the US, Mexico, Germany, Norway, France, Spain, Italy, Israel, Thailand and now Australia. Now 57, Eaves has been charged with predatory driving, driving furiously to cause bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an alleged road rage incident in Sydney's inner-west. This is a carousel with slides. The milperra massacre, Milperra bikie shoot-out or Father's Day Massacre was a firearm battle between rival motorcycle gang members on 2 September (Father's Day in Australia) 1984, in Milperra, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. Colin "Caesar" Campbell has criticized the series for a lack of consultation with those who were there, its incorrect chronology of events, errors in motives and the portrayal of "lazy stereotypes".[22]. The legacy of Milperra is not all bad for Eaves, who would likely not have gone to university if he had not been charged with murder and gone to trial. I felt that there had to be some explanation for the marked and perplexing difference between their behaviour in other contexts. A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives killed two Bandidos, four Comancheros and an innocent bystander, 15-year-old Joanne Walters. By 1.45 pm more than 400 people were at the ranch-style tavern. 'The battle then began. On the morning of September 2a group of Bandidos had ridden past Eaves's Westmead home to stir him up and indicate they would be attending a bike swap meet at the Viking Tavern later that day. The Milperra massacre's originslay in a split in the Comanchero ranks a year earlier. 3. When Eaves turned 16 his father made him leave school, dashing his dream to attend the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Source: Justice Adrian Roden on sentencing the Milperra bikies, The comments below have not been moderated, By On September 2, 1984Comanchero members were planning to go to the Viking Tavern at Milperra for what was advertised as a motorcycle swap meet. No arrests had been made last night. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. "I said, 'Do it, mate.' Verify and try again. Eaves then gained a Graduate Certificate in Management, Change Leadership and Innovation from Flinders University. Milperra Massacre Fathers Day Massacre Viking Tavern Carpark He worked as an insurance and investment agent for a few years before setting out to become a filmmaker. The Waco incident will not tarnish their image, Sher said. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. All the Comanchero and Bandidos were charged with murder under the principle of common purpose. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Four other members of the Comancheros gang received life sentences for murder and 16 Bandidos received sentences of seven years for manslaughter. An advertisement for a British motorcycle club swap meet was placed in a few local press releases, to be held at the Viking Tavern, with a scheduled start at 10 am on Sunday, 2 September 1984. After a lengthy journey through the judicial system, nine men were convicted of the seven murders and 21 men convicted on seven counts of manslaughter. Then came the motorbikes. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Any member found guilty of screwing another member's Real Ol' Lady or taking advantage of a rift between them for future 'conning up' will be thrown out. One man who took part in the shoot-out in the Viking Tavern who wished to be anonymous stated in 2014: Milperra was catastrophic; it was a ridiculous and terrible thing to happen. There was a problem getting your location. 'If you're mowing the lawns at Parliament House they want you to have a security clearance,' he said. Key points: The man was convicted for affray and manslaughter following the 1984 massacre He was one of 33 people tried together for the crime 2. 02:18 EST 01 Jun 2020 For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives killed two Bandidos, four Comancheros and an innocent bystander, 15-year-old Joanne Walters. The battle, sparked by inter-club rivalries between the Comancheros and the Bandidos, led to the deaths of a 14-year-old girl, four Comancheros and two Bandidos. They knew it was going to happen and both gangs were prepared for the fight. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. "A couple of minutes later I heard gunshots and screaming. Grieving relatives and friends leave Penrith Court after the Verdict of the Milperra Bikies Massacre trail. (A Current Affair) An innocent 15-year-old girl was killed along with six bikies, while a further 21 bikies were badly injured. He was one of six bikies originally sentenced to life for taking part in the Milperra massacre but served only a little more than five years. There was a couple of cars led them in and then a heap of bikes.'. They said get out of the building immediately.'. Seven people were killed at the Milperra massacre in 1984. The aftermath of the massacre on September 2, 1984. No real attempt was made to work out who had killed whom. He continued making films and his work was accepted into international festivals. They hid under tables as the shots rang out. During his trial Eaves had been unimpressed with some of the defence lawyers and realised university could not be that hard. It was the first shot of the Milperra Massacre, on Father's Day 1984, outside the Viking Tavern, and within minutes two more of Snake's five brothers, John "Whack" Campbell and Colin "Caesar" Campbell, would be gunned down. "[8] Constable John Garvey who arrived at the scene stated: "The wounds on the men were horrific. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. As Sergeant-at-Arms, he ordered Ross to face charges of breaking one of the ten club rules. Video - The Milperra Massacre Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Being present at the worst bikie outrage in Australian history was hard to share with friends, and family. They dealt drugs and their ex-president was convicted of murder. 5 The Milperra Massacre Photo credit: The Daily Telegraph In 1984, the Bandidos expanded into Australia. 1. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). But like most admirable qualities, these can be carried to excess. The defection resulted in a new eruption of violence between the Comancheros and Bandidos involving fire-bombings and drive-by shootings. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis. Below are some of Justice Adrian Roden's sentencing remarks: 'Throughout the sentence hearing, I sought a greater understanding than I was able to obtain of the nature of the clubs and the relationship between their respective members. With 31 accused, each by law able to reject 20 jurors without giving a reason, 1,500 jurors were called up and housed at the Penrith Leagues Club to await selection. 'Some of the guys were there, just a handful of them, and most of them were drunk,' he said. He seemed to be firing in all directions, " the man said. 'In assessing sentence, it is appropriate to treat all the offences of which any accused was convicted of as part of the one transaction. FACED with a loaded gun, Geoff "Snake" Campbell didn't ask for mercy. Most of our blokes were down or dead. From the Archives, 1984: The Milperra bikie massacre. ', Eaves (pictured with ponytail) directed a teenage Lucy Durack (pictured in white dress) in Parlami d'Amore (Speak to Me of Love) in 1998, a decade before she played Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked. He was one of only two bikies arrested at the Viking Tavern, one of 30 convicted of murder or manslaughter, and one of the last to be released from prison. She copped it in the chin. Another motorcyclist said: "People hid wherever they could. Watching war movies gave him an appreciation of the bravery of soldiers. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Bandido Tony Allan 'Lard' Melville got life, as did Comancheros Eaves, Ian Keith 'Snow' White, Robert John Allen 'Jay Jay' Heeney, Raymond 'Sunshine' Kucler and Ross. The judge in the case named the instigator of the violence as William "Jock" Ross, the "supreme commander" of the Comancheros, saying "Ross was primarily responsible for the decision that members of his club go to Milperra in force and armed". About 30 shots were fired in 10 minutes, with a pause while the two sides reloaded. 'My heart and soul's with the army,' Eaves said. 'There was no crime going on,' Eaves said. The Comanchero had recently split, with most members defecting to form the first Australian chapter of the US-based Bandidos. [a] If found guilty, Ross would have been expelled from the club. September 01, 2019 - 7:35AM. ', Jock Ross (pictured) was a father figure to Glen Eaves and encouraged him to join the army. Snoddy's betrayal sparked a feud which culminated in the Milperra massacre. The Comanchero have been portrayed as having waited in ambush for the Bandidos but Eaves described the events of that day very differently. Police were interviewing 400 people, some at the floodlit scene of the killings, and collecting an arsenal of weapons. Learn more about merges. One sergeant arrived with a young constable and commented, Take a look at this son because youll never see anything like it again. The bikies appeared to be quite proud of what they had done. Comancheros Gary George 'Peewee' got 20 years, Terrence William Parker 18 years John Francis 'Little John' Hennessey 20 years. Add to your scrapbook. The 58-year-old no longer applies for the increasing number of roles which require a police check because of his criminal record. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 'He was about 20 years older than me, in the prime of his life, a very charismatic figure and I looked up to him,' Eaves said. He is still married to Eaves's sister Vanessa. The clubs had a no drugs policy and Colin "Caesar" Campbell, Sergeant-at-Arms of both Comanchero chapters and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Bandidos after they were patched over, points to the acrimony of the split as the sole reason. The book about the battle, Brothers In Arms, describes Bull clutching Shadow for more than an hour, oblivious to the ambulance and police officers. OLD bikies never die. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Hewas still just 24 when sentenced to life in jail in June 1987 after being convicted along with eight others of seven murder charges. September 21, 1984. . 'That's why the military trains you to act instinctively. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Twenty-one more were convicted of seven counts of manslaughter and sentenced to terms ranging from ten to 14 years. 9. "People took off in all directions. Throughout the sentence hearing, I sought a greater understanding than I was able to obtain of the nature of the clubs and the relationship between their respective members. We came from all walks from life optometrists, engineers, clerks and blue collar workers and all had our reasons for being there (in a motorcycle gang). Eaves had been brought in to 'shake the place up' but staff at the archive found out his background and complained. Justice Roden found it was impossible to determine who had discharged the first shot at the Viking Tavern but Eaves was one of those to have fired his gun. All the murder verdicts were quashed and replaced with manslaughter convictions by the Court of Criminal Appeal. Most of the survivors still alive now were young at the time - in the 1930s and 40s. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. [10] The Viking Tavern has since been renamed the Mill Hotel. The young soldier thought the Bandidos were likely headed to the Viking Tavern and so went down to the Comanchero clubhouse to warn them. Milperra Massacre file.Detectoves lead bikie gang member into campsie police station early today. Eaves, who joined the Comanchero just months before the massacre, did not kill or injure anyone at Milperra. Many customers near the entrance to the tavern were ushered inside where patrons were lying on the floor. For most of this time Eaves' criminal history had not affected his job prospects but that changed after he took on a senior role at the National Film and Sound Archive. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. The venue had been widely advertised in the press, motorcycle shops and on power poles. By Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia, Published: 01:52 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 02:25 GMT, 13 January 2021. 'In those days, there was no internet so I could sort of hide a bit, you know,' he said. Moving into the corporate world, Eaves became head of programming at Sky Racing World and Sky Ringside, where he helped stage world title fights. The judge was perplexed by how offenders he described as good family men could behave with such violence when they were with their bikie gang mates. They don't mellow, either. Comanchero Glen Eaves warned his fellow club members against going to the Viking Tavern that day and dragged two comrades to cover under fire. 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