Billy The Texan Longley Aussie Criminals and Crooks


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The life story of one of the central figures in the notorious Painters and Dockers wars that claimed more than 15 victims in 1960s and 70s Melbourne.โ˜… Subscr.


Billy The Texan Longley Aussie Criminals and Crooks

The man they called "The Texan" owing to the .45 calibre handgun he carried, Longley was the veteran of a waterside crime war that gripped Melbourne and Sydney during the '60s and '70s.


Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule Billy โ€˜The Texanโ€™ Longley Herald Sun

Billy 'The Texan' Longley, former standover man on the Melbourne waterfront during the 1960s and 1970s, was one of the most feared of the hard men of the notorious Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 for ordering the murder of the union's secretary, Pat Shannon.


Richard Lewer on Brian "The Skull" Murphy and Billy "The Texan" Longley Ian Potter Museum of Art

Billy "The Texan" Longley Birth 1926 Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia Death 28 Mar 2014 (aged 87-88) Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia Burial Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Specifically: Fawkner Cemetery reports the cremated remains were collected. Memorial ID 137016935 ยท View Source Suggest Edits Memorial


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William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 - October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West. Early life


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At 88 years old and having survived the 1960s and 70s waterfront war driven by the battle for control of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union โ€” and a 13-year jail term for murder โ€” Billy "The Texan" Longley had long exceeded his life expectancy. Even he admitted several times in his life it was a miracle he was still alive.


Lot Hartland Figure & Appaloosa Horse Rare Bill Longley The Texan played by Rory Calhoun

Billy "The Texan" Longley was an underworld figure best known as a standover man on the Melbourne waterfront during the 1960s and 1970s.


Richard Lewer on Brian "The Skull" Murphy and Billy "The Texan" Longley YouTube

BILLY "The Texan" Longley, who survived the Painters and Dockers underworld wars, has died in Melbourne aged 88. less than 2 min read. March 28, 2014 - 8:58PM. AAP.


Richard Lewer on Brian "The Skull" Murphy and Billy "The Texan" Longley YouTube

Billy "The Texan" Longley, who survived the Painters and Dockers underworld wars, has died in Melbourne aged 88.


Melbourne underworld figure Billy 'The Texan' Longley dies

Billy 'The Texan' Longley was once described in a police report as 'extremely cunning, very patient and very, very deadly'. As a standover man on the Melbourne waterfront during the 1960s and.


Melbourne underworld figure Billy 'The Texan' Longley dies

Boastful Bill Longley: Cold-blooded Texas Killer He once boasted that he had killed 32 men, and legend has it that he was hanged three times. by HistoryNet Staff 6/12/2006 If ever a man talked himself into a hangman's noose, it was Bill Longley.


Lot Hartland Figure & Appaloosa Horse Rare Bill Longley The Texan played by Rory Calhoun

Billy "The Texan" Longley (1926 - 27 March 2014) was an underworld figure best known as a standover man on the Melbourne waterfront during the 1960s and 1970.


"THE TEXAN" BILL LONGLEY/RORY CALHOUN HARTLAND FIGURE

LEGENDARY crime figure Billy "The Texan" Longley, a key figure in Melbourne's gangland wars of the 1960s and 1970s, has died aged 88. Mark Buttler. 2 min read. March 28, 2014 - 5:59PM.


Andrew Rule How Brian โ€˜The Skullโ€™ Murphy lived up to the legend of the tough cop Herald Sun

3 min read June 21, 2012 - 12:00AM HeraldSun Pat Shannon shot dead True Crime Scene FIFTEEN months after Painter and Docker boss Pat Shannon's public execution, hardened crim Billy "The Texan'' Longley gave himself up to police following a nationwide manhunt.


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Billy "The Texan" Longley (1926 - 27 March 2014) was an underworld figure best known as a standover man on the Melbourne waterfront during the 1960s and 1970s. Biography On 21 June 1958, he married Patricia Alma who had been previously married to another Painter and Docker member, Harry Heffernan.


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One of the biggest names in Melbourne's underworld, Billy Longley, died peacefully in the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Friday morning. He knew where many bodies were buried, put a few there himself and was the catalyst for a Royal Commission. Billy Longley signs a copy of a book about his life for Robert Richter QC in 2005. Craig Abraham He was 88.

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