Robert Askin
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Sir Robert William Askin, was an Australian politician and the 32nd premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party. He was born in 1907 as Robin William Askin,
Askin in 1973.
Askin opposed Sydney Opera House construction
Askin in 1966
Askin with Prime Minister John Gorton at the Premier's Conference on 4 February 1971. The two were never close.
Abe Saffron
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Abraham Gilbert Saffron was an Australian hotelier, nightclub owner, and property developer who was one of the major figures in organised crime in Australia in the latter half of the 20th century.
Robert Askin
…distancing itself from him. The allegations of corruption against Askin were revived in 2008 when Alan Saffron, the son of the late Sydney crime boss Abe Saffron, published a biography of his father in which he alleged that Saffron had paid bribes to major public officials, including Askin, former police…
Saffron at the Roosevelt Club in Kings Cross, Sydney in 1950.
The Ghost Train, Luna Park, Sydney, c. 1955