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Australia / Re: John Joseph(Jack) FINNIE (1902- ?)
« on: Thursday 12 April 18 09:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi to all those interested in the photo I have of Jack Finnie and Clarrie Thomas:

I've had a bit of trouble sending the photo as an attachment (mainly because I stupidly didn't resize it). So, please, if there's anyone who still has not received it from me, please let me know and I'll send it again, properly this time.

Robin

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Australia / Re: John Joseph(Jack) FINNIE (1902- ?)
« on: Thursday 12 April 18 02:08 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Ros. I do have that photo but appreciate your response.
Robin

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Australia / Re: John Joseph(Jack) FINNIE (1902- ?)
« on: Thursday 12 April 18 02:02 BST (UK)  »
Will get on to that when I get home later today.

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Australia / Re: John Joseph(Jack) FINNIE (1902- ?)
« on: Thursday 12 April 18 01:31 BST (UK)  »
I can send you a copy of the photo I have of Jack and Clarrie in George Street (you might have it yourself). They were with another shady character. Clarrie was much taller than Jack, black curly hair, broad shoulders. I think it's doubtful there are any 'family photos' but you never know. Clarrie was a ladies' man and the women of the Finnie family were fond of him.

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Australia / Re: John Joseph(Jack) FINNIE (1902- ?)
« on: Thursday 12 April 18 01:19 BST (UK)  »
I wrote a thesis some years ago about gangsters in 1920s Sydney. My uncle Clarrie was a well-known gangster of the period and so was his cousin Jack. I have a great photo of them walking down George Street Sydney just before Clarrie was murdered. He and Jack were pretty well 'joined at the hip' whenever Clarrie got out of gaol (which wasn't often!) and were involved in gun battles, standovers and shakedowns, etc., together. I have a couple of photos of Jack when he was elderly, as well, sent to me by another of his relatives, Jim Janz, who lives in Queensland. I think he's still alive.

I'm desperately searching for any other photos of Clarrie that may survive somewhere out there. Most of the Thomas family photos were list in a bushfire in the 1950s.

Let me know what you're interested in.

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Australia / Re: John Joseph(Jack) FINNIE (1902- ?)
« on: Wednesday 11 April 18 23:24 BST (UK)  »
Hello, Those interested in Jack Finnie. I'm distantly telated. His cousin Clarrie Thomas the gangster was my uncle. I have a gteat photo of Jack and Clarrie taken in the 1930s and other photos of Jack in his later years. Also much info on their criminal activities. Are you still interested?

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