Avon Lovell is a
Western Australian
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
investigative journalist and writer who wrote books about the
Perth Mint Swindle
The Perth Mint Swindle is the popular name for the robbery of 49 gold bars weighing from the Perth Mint in Western Australia on 22 June 1982. The bullion was valued at A$653,000 at that time (2011:$2.02 million). , the value of the of gold woul ...
, including ''
The Mickelberg Stitch''.
He was born in 1945 and is a graduate in History from the University of Tasmania.
His works were at times difficult to access due to his battles with authority.
His work ''Litany of lies'' culminates in the full array of stories collected from the aftermath of the Mickleberg Stitch era. His long term concern about the careers of
Don Hancock
Donald Leslie Hancock (known as Don Hancock) (5 January 1937 – 1 September 2001) was a Western Australian policeman. He is principally known for his involvement in the investigation of the Perth Mint Swindle, and his death in a car bombing in ...
and
Anthony Lewandowski also was developed further.
His work is also corroborated by other writers.
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Writers from Western Australia
Living people
1945 births
Perth Mint Swindle