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Jack Karlson funeral: wisecracks and tears as Brisbane sends enigmatic criminal off to ‘succulent Chinese meal’ in the sky



Crowd at funeral pays tribute to enigmatic criminal who enshrined himself in Australian folklore with ‘democracy manifest’ memeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen, on Monday afternoon, an 82-year-old man was buried in a cemetery on Brisbane’s south-western suburbs, one of the three burning questions for those not in the know was: which name would mark his final resting place?Would it be the name he was given at birth: Cecil George Edwards?Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/jack-karlson-funeral-brisbane-sends-enigmatic-criminal-off-to-succulent-chinese-meal-in-the-sky

Author : Joe Hinchliffe

Publish date : 2024-08-26 07:42:19

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