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Adaptation of Brothers in Arms Lindsay Simpson , Sandra Harvey , 1989 single work non-fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms
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Based on the non-fiction book Brothers in Arms by Lindsay Simpson and Sandra Harvey, Bikie Wars is a dramatised account of the events leading up the 1984 Milperra massacre, a shoot-out between members of the outlaw motorcycle gang the Comancheros and the Bandidos, a group formed from a splinter group of former Comancheros: the massacre left 7 people dead and 28 wounded, and led to 63 murder convictions, 147 manslaughter convictions, and significant changes to NSW gun laws.

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First known date: 2012

Works about this Work

Easy, He's a Bikie Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 May 2012; (p. 17)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Untitled Doug Anderson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May 2012; (p. 19)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
This is the Must-Watch Aussie Drama of the Year Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 May 2012; (p. 46)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Sons of Infamy Andrew Murfett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2012; (p. 6-7)
'Oz bikie culture's darkest day hits the screen, writes Andrew Murfett'
A Long and Bloody Feud Andrew Murfett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 May 2012; (p. 5)
Terror in Milperra Graeme Blundell , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
This is the Must-Watch Aussie Drama of the Year Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 May 2012; (p. 46)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Untitled Doug Anderson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May 2012; (p. 19)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Easy, He's a Bikie Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 May 2012; (p. 17)

— Review of Bikie Wars : Brothers in Arms Greg Haddrick , Roger Simpson , Jo Martino , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Bikie Wars to Bring Ten Its Share of Brutal Drama Tristan Swanwick , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 December 2011; (p. 17)
A Golden Chance for Lasance Darren Devlyn , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 March 2012; (p. 46)
A Long and Bloody Feud Andrew Murfett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 May 2012; (p. 5)
Sons of Infamy Andrew Murfett , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2012; (p. 6-7)
'Oz bikie culture's darkest day hits the screen, writes Andrew Murfett'
Last amended 31 Mar 2014 15:29:25
Settings:
  • Milperra, Bankstown area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1984
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