Tag: Martin Bryant

Episode 1, “Justice” In The Lucky Country – The Port Arthur Massacre

By Dee McLachlan The 10 minute video above is the start of a series from Gumshoe News on false flags and other crimes. This one is on Port Arthur. [Much of the video is sourced from Channel 7’s Mike Willesee series that damned Bryant] When I immigrated to Australia in the late 1990s I made… Continue reading Episode 1, “Justice” In The Lucky Country – The Port Arthur Massacre

Mary Maxwell ‘Interviews’ Stewart Beattie’s Book on Port Arthur

Artist’s sketch of Bryant in court for sentencing November 1996, now shorn of his golden locks by Mary W Maxwell Dee McLachlan’s article, “Permission Denied,” showed that Stewart Beattie is trying to expose certain lies that have crushed Australia. Beattie is the author of A Gunsmith’s Notebook for Port Arthur (updated 2006). I’ve been glued to… Continue reading Mary Maxwell ‘Interviews’ Stewart Beattie’s Book on Port Arthur

Re-opening Martin Bryant’s Case with Fresh Evidence

Commonwealth coat of arms at the High Court by Mary W Maxwell, PhD, LLB Martin Bryant was convicted of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, and given a life sentence. At age 48 he is still in prison. It is time to ask: was the conviction correct? Was Bryant the man who actually murdered 35 people… Continue reading Re-opening Martin Bryant’s Case with Fresh Evidence

The Fodder Note — Stunning Exculpatory Evidence for Martin Bryant

The “Fodder note” 1988 By Mary W Maxwell Anyone can present a show at the Adelaide Fringe – you don’t have to audition. I decided to present, comically, “A Pardoner’s Tale” and do as Chaucer’s Pardoner did – sell some pardons. This would mainly involve Port Arthur, but with Dee’s help it meant that 9-11… Continue reading The Fodder Note — Stunning Exculpatory Evidence for Martin Bryant

The Exculpation Waltz

Troy Davis, Martin Bryant, Jahar Tsarnaev by Mary W Maxwell, PhD, LLB  — January 18, 2016 Many persons have been slaving away for years to get convictions overturned in cases where the accused was merely a patsy for the government. Why don’t we just arrest the real criminals? Somehow, starting in 2008, I got interested… Continue reading The Exculpation Waltz

Itineraries and Claptrap Itineraries in Martin Bryant’s Case

by Mary W Maxwell I dislike discussing the Port Arthur massacre as “Martin Bryant’s case.” The massacre in the Broad Arrow Café had nothing to do with Martin Bryant. He was not there at all, though he readily admits to being at Seascape cottage. Claptrap versus the Real Thing Don’t worry, I won’t present all… Continue reading Itineraries and Claptrap Itineraries in Martin Bryant’s Case

The Rules of Van Diemen’s Land Haven’t Changed

Bound For Van Diemen’s Land I didn’t really care much for Port Arthur. when I visited there many years ago. Many convicts that arrived in “Van Diemen’s Land” were probably criminals, but many others were clearly the disadvantaged and unlucky, with many children being sent without a parent. What a dismal place — then, and… Continue reading The Rules of Van Diemen’s Land Haven’t Changed

Martin Bryant, for the Term of Your Natural Life

William Cox, Chief Justice of Tasmania from 1995 to 2004 by Mary W Maxwell Martin Bryant was apprehended on Monday, April 29, 1996, at 8.30am, as he emerged from Seascape cottage with his back on fire. He was taken to the hospital. He was within a few days of reaching 29 years of age. His… Continue reading Martin Bryant, for the Term of Your Natural Life

A Noble Challenge over Martin Bryant’s Latest Prison Portrayal

Council Chair Prof David Weisbrot (left of banner) and  Executive Director John Pender (right of banner). Taken at a 2015 Council event. In my Gumshoe article of October 17, 2015, I reported that Keith Noble had sent a complaint to Australian Press Council (addressed to Weisbrot and Pender) regarding the “outrageous” and defamatory article in the… Continue reading A Noble Challenge over Martin Bryant’s Latest Prison Portrayal

Journalistic Standards for Crime Reporting: The Latest ‘Terrorist’ Shooting in Australia

by Mary W Maxwell, PhD, LLB The website GumshoeNews.com has been in existence for about two years. It was founded by Dee McLachlan. The word ‘gumshoe’ means a private investigator.  I joined the staff a year ago and, with Dee, created a book. We named it, with more than a tincture of hubris, “Truth in… Continue reading Journalistic Standards for Crime Reporting: The Latest ‘Terrorist’ Shooting in Australia

Chilling Similarities Between Port Arthur Massacre and 9/11

A quick glance at the modus operandi of the false flags. by Dee McLachlan 1. Predictive Language  “There will never be uniform Gun Laws in Australia until we see a massacre somewhere in Tasmania“, said Barry Unsworth, NSW Premier, December, 1987 at a conference in Hobart. Their envisioned transformation would take a long time “absent some catastrophic… Continue reading Chilling Similarities Between Port Arthur Massacre and 9/11