Police 'warned of arson attacks' prior to Whiskey Au Go Go bombing
An inquest into the deadly Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub bombing has been told police officers were warned of arson threats but didn't act on them.
Mark Boulton's father Brian was a crime journalist who knew one of the men convicted over the 1973 Brisbane attack in which 15 people were killed.
Mr Boulton told an inquest his father warned police the attack would happen.
Mark Boulton's father Brian was a crime journalist who knew one of the men convicted over the 1973 Brisbane attack in which 15 people were killed. 9News
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The inquest also heard from then police officer Donald Russell.
He claimed he was tipped off by customs officer David Tresize, who had been told by an informant that another nighclub called Torino's was going to be torched days before Whiskey Au Go Go.
Mr Russell told his superiors but the Torino's attack went ahead.
Mr Tresize said was was "stunned when nothing happened as a result".
It's believed the Torino's arson may have been linked to the Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing, along with the murder of Barbara McCilkin and her two children.
An inquest into the deadly Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub bombing has been told police officers were warned of arson threats but didn't act on them. Nine / Supplied
Ms McCulkin's ex-partner Billy McCulkin and Vincent O'Dempsey, who was later convicted over the McCulkin murders, were named today as suspects in the Torino attack.
There has so far been no definitive proof of misconduct.
The inquest continues.
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