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Well-run illegal casinos operated in Sydney from the late 1960s to the late 1980s  Casino operators paid police and politicians bribes to operate their businesses  Establishments offered free alcohol, food and sometimes prostitutes to punters While they generally had shabby exteriors, inside many casinos were luxurious The buildings that housed the casinos still stand in the city and eastern suburbs 

From the Archives, 1972: Whitlam protests to US on North Vietnam bombing From the Archives, 1972: Whitlam protests to US on North Vietnam bombing The newly elected Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, wrote to the US President, Richard Nixon, strongly complaining about the renewed US bombing campaign against North Vietnam. By Staff reporter Normal text size Whitlam protests to US on bombing CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, has written to President Nixon protesting against the ren...