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Mr Big of Bankstown : the scandalous Fitzpatrick and Browne affair / Andrew Moore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Andrew, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fitzpatrick, Raymond, 1909-1967--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Fitzpatrick, Raymond.
- Browne, Frank C., 1915-1981--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Browne, Frank C.
- Australia. Parliament.
- Trials (Contempt of legislative bodies)--Australia--History--20th century.
- Trials (Contempt of legislative bodies).
- Australia. Parliament--Privileges and immunities--History--20th century.
- Australia.
- Privileges and immunities--Australia--History--20th century.
- Privileges and immunities.
- Contempt of legislative bodies--Australia--History--20th century.
- Contempt of legislative bodies.
- Freedom of expression--Australia--History--20th century.
- Freedom of expression.
- Politics and government.
- History.
- Australia--Politics and government--1945-1965.
- Physical Description:
- x, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Crawley, W.A. : UWA Publishing, 2011.
- Summary:
- "When an article printed in a local newspaper in 1955 resulted in the gaoling of rough-hewn Bankstown businessman Ray Fitzpatrick and trouble-making journalist Frank Browne, one of the most extraordinary legal cases in Australia's history unfolded. Mr Big of Bankstown mixes bribery, corruption, violence and power-wrangling, to reveal the Underbelly of 1950s Australia. Fitzpatrick's penchant for rorting the system and Browne's reputation for fiery verbal attacks got the pair in trouble when they used Fitzpatrick's newspaper to teach MP Charles Morgan a lesson. In an unprecedented use of parliamentary privilege, Fitzpatrick and Browne were imprisoned solely on a vote of the House of Representatives -- without charge, trial or legal representation for making unsubstantiated and erroneous claims. Amongst the business rivalries and factional politics of post-war Bankstown, the Fitzpatrick and Browne affair pitted the right to free speech against parliamentary privilege."--Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- TIme and place
- Man of the people
- It's only a rort if you are not in it
- Best mates
- Enemies
- Coming unstuck
- The privilege of case erupts
- At the Bar of the House
- Doing time
- Disgraceful abuse or legitimate use of parliamentary privilege?
- Sequel
- Legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781742582788
- 1742582788
- OCLC:
- 731217105
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