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The Advertiser
2 days ago
- The Advertiser
Historical weapons donated to RSL after raid on underworld figure's house
Stolen historical weapons, seized from the home of a known criminal, have been donated to a regional RSL after police spent years trying to track down their rightful owners. Members of the public have been invited to the Rosebud RSL club on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula to see the "historically significant" bayonets on display with its extensive military collection. It comes after police seized two bayonets, among a cache of weapons, while searching the home of a Middle Eastern organised crime gang member in Caroline Springs, in Melbourne's western suburbs, in November 2021. Investigators went to "considerable lengths" to find the rightful owner of the bayonets after discovering that the stolen 100-year-old weapons were historically significant. Two military historians examined the World War I era bayonets and found that one was issued by the British army while was from the French army. Detective Sergeant Ciaran Duryea said, "It's not every day that you seize a weapon that is over 100 years old, let alone one that has some historical significance". "We were really hopeful that enquiries would lead us to the rightful owner - we had no way of knowing whether these items were of particular significance to someone's family and they had been taken from them," he said. "Unfortunately, and despite a significant amount of work, we were never able to find the owners. "So we wanted to make sure that the weapons didn't end up being destroyed and that piece of history wouldn't be lost forever." Rosebud RSL president Bruce Turner said he was "honoured" to receive the historic weapons from the police on June 13. "We got memorabilia from all conflicts on display at the RSL. We have an extensive collection [donated by the community]," he said. Mr Turner laughed when asked if he was worried the gang member could return to reclaim the historic weapons. "That's no problem at all," he said. All weapons were seized from the criminal syndicate member, due to a Firearms Prohibition Order, and he was charged with weapons and drug offences, police said. Stolen historical weapons, seized from the home of a known criminal, have been donated to a regional RSL after police spent years trying to track down their rightful owners. Members of the public have been invited to the Rosebud RSL club on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula to see the "historically significant" bayonets on display with its extensive military collection. It comes after police seized two bayonets, among a cache of weapons, while searching the home of a Middle Eastern organised crime gang member in Caroline Springs, in Melbourne's western suburbs, in November 2021. Investigators went to "considerable lengths" to find the rightful owner of the bayonets after discovering that the stolen 100-year-old weapons were historically significant. Two military historians examined the World War I era bayonets and found that one was issued by the British army while was from the French army. Detective Sergeant Ciaran Duryea said, "It's not every day that you seize a weapon that is over 100 years old, let alone one that has some historical significance". "We were really hopeful that enquiries would lead us to the rightful owner - we had no way of knowing whether these items were of particular significance to someone's family and they had been taken from them," he said. "Unfortunately, and despite a significant amount of work, we were never able to find the owners. "So we wanted to make sure that the weapons didn't end up being destroyed and that piece of history wouldn't be lost forever." Rosebud RSL president Bruce Turner said he was "honoured" to receive the historic weapons from the police on June 13. "We got memorabilia from all conflicts on display at the RSL. We have an extensive collection [donated by the community]," he said. Mr Turner laughed when asked if he was worried the gang member could return to reclaim the historic weapons. "That's no problem at all," he said. All weapons were seized from the criminal syndicate member, due to a Firearms Prohibition Order, and he was charged with weapons and drug offences, police said. Stolen historical weapons, seized from the home of a known criminal, have been donated to a regional RSL after police spent years trying to track down their rightful owners. Members of the public have been invited to the Rosebud RSL club on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula to see the "historically significant" bayonets on display with its extensive military collection. It comes after police seized two bayonets, among a cache of weapons, while searching the home of a Middle Eastern organised crime gang member in Caroline Springs, in Melbourne's western suburbs, in November 2021. Investigators went to "considerable lengths" to find the rightful owner of the bayonets after discovering that the stolen 100-year-old weapons were historically significant. Two military historians examined the World War I era bayonets and found that one was issued by the British army while was from the French army. Detective Sergeant Ciaran Duryea said, "It's not every day that you seize a weapon that is over 100 years old, let alone one that has some historical significance". "We were really hopeful that enquiries would lead us to the rightful owner - we had no way of knowing whether these items were of particular significance to someone's family and they had been taken from them," he said. "Unfortunately, and despite a significant amount of work, we were never able to find the owners. "So we wanted to make sure that the weapons didn't end up being destroyed and that piece of history wouldn't be lost forever." Rosebud RSL president Bruce Turner said he was "honoured" to receive the historic weapons from the police on June 13. "We got memorabilia from all conflicts on display at the RSL. We have an extensive collection [donated by the community]," he said. Mr Turner laughed when asked if he was worried the gang member could return to reclaim the historic weapons. "That's no problem at all," he said. All weapons were seized from the criminal syndicate member, due to a Firearms Prohibition Order, and he was charged with weapons and drug offences, police said. Stolen historical weapons, seized from the home of a known criminal, have been donated to a regional RSL after police spent years trying to track down their rightful owners. Members of the public have been invited to the Rosebud RSL club on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula to see the "historically significant" bayonets on display with its extensive military collection. It comes after police seized two bayonets, among a cache of weapons, while searching the home of a Middle Eastern organised crime gang member in Caroline Springs, in Melbourne's western suburbs, in November 2021. Investigators went to "considerable lengths" to find the rightful owner of the bayonets after discovering that the stolen 100-year-old weapons were historically significant. Two military historians examined the World War I era bayonets and found that one was issued by the British army while was from the French army. Detective Sergeant Ciaran Duryea said, "It's not every day that you seize a weapon that is over 100 years old, let alone one that has some historical significance". "We were really hopeful that enquiries would lead us to the rightful owner - we had no way of knowing whether these items were of particular significance to someone's family and they had been taken from them," he said. "Unfortunately, and despite a significant amount of work, we were never able to find the owners. "So we wanted to make sure that the weapons didn't end up being destroyed and that piece of history wouldn't be lost forever." Rosebud RSL president Bruce Turner said he was "honoured" to receive the historic weapons from the police on June 13. "We got memorabilia from all conflicts on display at the RSL. We have an extensive collection [donated by the community]," he said. Mr Turner laughed when asked if he was worried the gang member could return to reclaim the historic weapons. "That's no problem at all," he said. All weapons were seized from the criminal syndicate member, due to a Firearms Prohibition Order, and he was charged with weapons and drug offences, police said.
The Advertiser
20-05-2025
- The Advertiser
Man dies in three-way University Drive crash, two others taken to hospital
A man believed to be in his early 50s has died in a multi-vehicle crash in Callaghan yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called around 3pm on Monday May 19 to reports of a crash on University Drive, Callaghan. NSW Police attended and found three vehicles had collided. The driver of a Subaru was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance before being taken to John Hunter Hospital, where he later died. A spokesperson for NSW Police said the man was yet to be formally identified but was believed to be 53 years old. The two other drivers, a 60-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, were taken to the same hospital for mandatory testing. Police established a crime scene and started and investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash. A report will be prepared for the coroner, police said. In a separate incident on Monday, police stopped a vehicle around 3.50pm on Hassall Street, Hamilton South about a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check. After searching the driver and the vehicle, police allegedly found 11.49 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, 0.8 grams of a substance believed to be heroin and 20 grams of a liquid believe to be gamma-hydroxybutyrate, an illicit party drug. The 25-year-old male driver was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station. Officers later searched a home on Moate Street, Georgetown where they allegedly found and took a replica revolver firearm in a bedroom. The man has been charged with six offences including, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, drive, licence suspended under s 66 Fines Act, supply prohibited drug, two counts of possess prohibited drug, and firearm found at premises subject to prohibition order. He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday May 20. A man believed to be in his early 50s has died in a multi-vehicle crash in Callaghan yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called around 3pm on Monday May 19 to reports of a crash on University Drive, Callaghan. NSW Police attended and found three vehicles had collided. The driver of a Subaru was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance before being taken to John Hunter Hospital, where he later died. A spokesperson for NSW Police said the man was yet to be formally identified but was believed to be 53 years old. The two other drivers, a 60-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, were taken to the same hospital for mandatory testing. Police established a crime scene and started and investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash. A report will be prepared for the coroner, police said. In a separate incident on Monday, police stopped a vehicle around 3.50pm on Hassall Street, Hamilton South about a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check. After searching the driver and the vehicle, police allegedly found 11.49 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, 0.8 grams of a substance believed to be heroin and 20 grams of a liquid believe to be gamma-hydroxybutyrate, an illicit party drug. The 25-year-old male driver was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station. Officers later searched a home on Moate Street, Georgetown where they allegedly found and took a replica revolver firearm in a bedroom. The man has been charged with six offences including, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, drive, licence suspended under s 66 Fines Act, supply prohibited drug, two counts of possess prohibited drug, and firearm found at premises subject to prohibition order. He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday May 20. A man believed to be in his early 50s has died in a multi-vehicle crash in Callaghan yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called around 3pm on Monday May 19 to reports of a crash on University Drive, Callaghan. NSW Police attended and found three vehicles had collided. The driver of a Subaru was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance before being taken to John Hunter Hospital, where he later died. A spokesperson for NSW Police said the man was yet to be formally identified but was believed to be 53 years old. The two other drivers, a 60-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, were taken to the same hospital for mandatory testing. Police established a crime scene and started and investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash. A report will be prepared for the coroner, police said. In a separate incident on Monday, police stopped a vehicle around 3.50pm on Hassall Street, Hamilton South about a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check. After searching the driver and the vehicle, police allegedly found 11.49 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, 0.8 grams of a substance believed to be heroin and 20 grams of a liquid believe to be gamma-hydroxybutyrate, an illicit party drug. The 25-year-old male driver was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station. Officers later searched a home on Moate Street, Georgetown where they allegedly found and took a replica revolver firearm in a bedroom. The man has been charged with six offences including, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, drive, licence suspended under s 66 Fines Act, supply prohibited drug, two counts of possess prohibited drug, and firearm found at premises subject to prohibition order. He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday May 20. A man believed to be in his early 50s has died in a multi-vehicle crash in Callaghan yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called around 3pm on Monday May 19 to reports of a crash on University Drive, Callaghan. NSW Police attended and found three vehicles had collided. The driver of a Subaru was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance before being taken to John Hunter Hospital, where he later died. A spokesperson for NSW Police said the man was yet to be formally identified but was believed to be 53 years old. The two other drivers, a 60-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, were taken to the same hospital for mandatory testing. Police established a crime scene and started and investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash. A report will be prepared for the coroner, police said. In a separate incident on Monday, police stopped a vehicle around 3.50pm on Hassall Street, Hamilton South about a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check. After searching the driver and the vehicle, police allegedly found 11.49 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, 0.8 grams of a substance believed to be heroin and 20 grams of a liquid believe to be gamma-hydroxybutyrate, an illicit party drug. The 25-year-old male driver was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station. Officers later searched a home on Moate Street, Georgetown where they allegedly found and took a replica revolver firearm in a bedroom. The man has been charged with six offences including, drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, drive, licence suspended under s 66 Fines Act, supply prohibited drug, two counts of possess prohibited drug, and firearm found at premises subject to prohibition order. He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday May 20.
