The Wild West of Australia | Billy "The Texan" Longley | Australian Crime Stories | TCC

The life story of one of the central figures in the notorious Painters and Dockers wars that claimed more than 15 victims in 1960s and 70s Melbourne.
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[@Ep0nz]

I just knew it was only a matter of time until Chopper is mentioned/shows up! 🤣🤣

[@trelard]

I reckon Chopper would be happy. His main goal was to leave a legacy people would still be talking about generations later like other Aussie outlaws before him.

[@davidc3839]

Chopper is a half-wit.

[@cocksure8430]

Got off on a technicality, and that technicality was investigating officer 'skull' Murphy.....😂

[@solidxkilla]

Of course he isn't going to share his deepest darkest secrets- especially to a news or media source..

[@FKTHESYSTEM063]

Ild tell them a whole bunch of BS like they do to us

[@bonghead6621]

@@FKTHESYSTEM063 I'll drink to that.

[@worldpeaceisthegoal5560]

I remember those days, especially the robbery , my mum worked for maynickolas at the time in Perth. Crazy days. The painters and docker union wasn't much different here either.

[@worldpeaceisthegoal5560]

Just not as violent

[@ML6103]

Would be interested in hearing about the painters and dockers in Perth. You mainly only hear about Melbourne.

[@louisetaylor3643]

I have nothing but praise for them

[@louisetaylor3643]

Painters and Dockers Union saved my life. I was 18

[@bigbadbubba099]

I bet we will hear a mention of Chopper....

[@joshrawlings2621]

Top Documentary that…! The Only Decent Thing related to those Day’s & that Place…! The Band…✨🥁✨

[@paulgerard4503]

Did you ever miss Bill? No, I don’t think I did after a long pause. Sure he was reliving killing his wife.

[@dean4817]

Yea he's a grubb-.always was always will be

[@stoneworx09]

i worked for one of them 89 91, greed and money was his game, however as a bookmaker, he was fairer than the tab of today.

[@NO--BS.]

100 years old and still sportin the bling.

[@kellybohart7169]

🖤🖤🖤

[@edtakoko8215]

He's abit like chow hayes just says enuff to keep em wanting more🤣🤣

[@dean4817]

Bit hard to miss when U shoot in the back

[@michaelgray5047]

''good story'''.

[@alfordcas650]

Any relation to Luc Longley the basketball player?

[@dinodibra8631]

They didn't mention the Kane brothers

[@johayes7529]

Why would they?

[@edithharmer1326]

Sad life! A working class man who try, … maybe in a wrong way to be acceptable in society. 😔

[@billcarson4566]

The death of his wife sounds like a story.

[@dinodibra8631]

Scratch that yes they did

[@johnwhorfin5150]

i see what ya did there sunshine boy

[@kevinjoyce350]

Big man with a gun

[@slavavic3044]

They all inform and/or coperate at the

[@rileydarren569]

Tex Daz here sorry about the swearing.. and you know we getting close it's conspiracy to play these games for too long I love ya mate and I know you show up soon love daz from the docklands of Melbourne....ooh we piranha...so don't play dead for too long. Dmx is waiting... ain't ya cuzzy Friday...

[@thatomofolo452]

Pistol 🔫🔫🔫

[@johnwhorfin5150]

so this channel just copy pastes others creative work

[@ericshingles]

Just plain dogs,that's what crims were in the 70s

[@diesel5460]

Great man

[@kirstenpower7902]

Actually the old school crims had more respect for certain people than today's crim.Women & children where always a "no go"

[@michaelgray5047]

@@kirstenpower7902'' exactly.''

[@paulgerard4503]

@@diesel5460 killed his wife.

[@diesel5460]

Could b worse. Could have a husband like Paul

[@Jason-si8iu]

Didn't think Australia had guns ???

[@margaretchabaud9700]

Since the amnesty after the Port Arthur massacre they are legally available to farmers, gun club members. Criminals obtain them on the black market.

[@tphvictims5101]

CRIME KNIGHT sent me. He’s my AUSSIE Brother. Check him out on KZbin.

[@catherina2611]

"Wild West". Melbourne is on the East Coast.

[@justinparkerthewildwolf6394]

I think its metaphor

[@truthhurts2879]

It was "like the wild west" Not actually in the west lol. 🌍🙄🤣

[@catherina2611]

@@truthhurts2879 The American reference didn't escape me but Melbourne in the '80s wasn't a lawless hick town in the back of beyond. It was a large modern city, the cultural capital of Australia and the richest city in the World at that time. It would be equally as accurate to describe NYC in the 80s as cowboyville.

[@TheBushRanger.]

@@catherina2611 calm down

[@catherina2611]

@@TheBushRanger. It's a little cute that you think I haven't managed to "calm down" over comments made 2 days ago. This is not exactly an outrageous travesty of Biblical proportions that's just happened. It's not even from this millennia.