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Queen Street Massacre remembered 30 years later

Archival photo of the shooting

Archival photo of the shooting Source: AAP

Melbourne's 1987 Queen Street Massacre became a tragic milestone on Australia's journey to tighter gun controls. Survivors and relatives of the dead have gathered at memorial services to mark the 30th anniversary of the mass shooting in the city's central business district.



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