Public enemies, Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox, Ray Denning and the golden age of armed robbery, Mark Dapin
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Public enemies, Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox, Ray Denning and the golden age of armed robbery, Mark Dapin
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Public enemies
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Mark Dapin
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Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox, Ray Denning and the golden age of armed robbery
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In the Australia of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, armed robbers were the top of the criminal food chain. Their dash and violence were celebrated, and men like Ray Denning and Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox were household names long before Underbelly established Melbourne's gangland thugs as celebrities. Both were handsome, charismatic bandits who refused to bow to authority. Both were classified as 'intractable' in prison, and both escaped. Cox was the only man to escape from Katingal, Australia's only 'escapeproof' jail. Soon after he broke out, he tried to break in again and rescue his mates. Their story is one of violence (both men killed at least once) and romance (both men had lovers on the run); and humour
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adult
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