It was 50 years ago when R.J. Hawke, just-elected president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, arrived as guest of honour and after-dinner speaker at the Victoria Police Criminal Investigation Branch’s annual dinner.Bob Hawke, president of the ACTU, addresses a rally outside Parliament House in 1975.Even so, the Police Association secretary Bill Crowley introduced Hawke that Friday night as ‘‘The future prime minister of Australia.
As was the way of detectives from that generation, the night continued to the Police Club at the back of the Russell Street Police Station. ‘‘He put his glasses in his top pocket and faced up and I went ‘bang’, knocking him arse over head. I was going to pick him up and give him a few rib ticklers to remind him to keep better manners but some of my mates grabbed me and said ‘Rod, no more’.’’
The twist is that a very laundered version of the story appeared in a small newspaper suggesting that following the speech there was a dispute at the Police Club and ‘‘tempers became frayed''.
The bloke was a Union back stabbing wife cheating thug....
Give us a break from this overload.
Back then in the 60s 70s Police were pretty big drinkers even on the job.......be surprised if half weren't pissed themselves in the room, no wonder there was a altercation.
He did it his way, not an angel by any stretch of the imagination BUT better than the weak willed milksops we have today.
Gee, with the inappropriate too-much-information interviews being granted by Blanche to this; this man's memorial service is yet to be held and we have to read all of this disrespectful stuff, impugning his reputation? Give it a break.
So why publish this now The guy said good luck to him... ffs get a life
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