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QANTAS Bomb Hoax
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Variant titlePhotographs from the Archives
DescriptionAn unremarkable garage at the rear of apartments at 63 Fletcher Street Bondi, where engineer Raymond Poynting and 'Mr Bown' - Peter Macari - Taxi driver, contructed the realistic altitude bomb with 12 sticks of gelignite planted in a locker at Sydney Airport, Winter 1971.CreatorJohn Ruffels
Date2007
TypePhotograph
DescriptionAn unremarkable garage at the rear of apartments at 63 Fletcher Street Bondi, where engineer Raymond Poynting and 'Mr Bown' - Peter Macari - Taxi driver, contructed the realistic altitude bomb with 12 sticks of gelignite planted in a locker at Sydney Airport, Winter 1971.CreatorJohn Ruffels
Date2007
TypePhotograph
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FormatPhotograph - print
Digitised recordYes
Born digital itemNo
CollectionPhotographs from the Archives
Digitised recordYes
Born digital itemNo
CollectionPhotographs from the ArchivesItem information
Access conditionsContact the Local History Office

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John Ruffels, QANTAS Bomb Hoax (2007). Waverley Council Library, accessed 25/01/2026, https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/39897



