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The '''Port Arthur massacre''' of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1996/04/30/1996-04-30_aftermath_of_horror__death_t.html Aftermath of horror death toll climbs to 35] New York Daily News 30 April 1996</ref> '''Martin Bryant''', a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. | The '''Port Arthur massacre''' of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1996/04/30/1996-04-30_aftermath_of_horror__death_t.html Aftermath of horror death toll climbs to 35] New York Daily News 30 April 1996</ref> '''Martin Bryant''', a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. | ||
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Revision as of 08:00, 6 September 2011
The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 21 others mainly at the historic Port Arthur prison colony, a popular tourist site in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.[1] Martin Bryant, a 28-year-old from New Town, a suburb of Hobart, eventually pleaded guilty to the crimes and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole.
See Also
- File:Port Arthur Massacre.pdf - The Port Arthur Massacre - Was Martin Bryant framed? An article by Carl Wernerhoff dated May 2006 from Nexus Magazine.com
- File:Port Arthur Massacre-A Critical Study.pdf - What’s Going On?: A Critical Study of the Port Arthur Massacre A draft ebook by Carl Wernerhoff. 2006.
- Document:Tasmanian Minister Misleads Canberra about Fresh Evidence on Port Arthur - A 2001 article by the Late Joe Vialls
References
- ↑ Aftermath of horror death toll climbs to 35 New York Daily News 30 April 1996
