November 27, 1944 - Neddy Smith
One of Australia's most consequential career criminals of the 1980s, Smith built a criminal enterprise spanning violent robbery, drug trafficking, and murder at a scale his associates placed at A$25 million. His reach extended beyond street crime into documented corruption, making him a figure of lasting significance in Australian organized crime history. He died in prison in 2021, having been incarcerated since 1989.
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Arthur Stanley "Neddy" Smith (27 November 1944 – 8 September 2021) was an Australian criminal who was convicted of drug trafficking, theft, rape, armed robbery, and murder.
Smith served a life sentence since 1989 and was imprisoned in Lithgow Correctional Centre after he was moved from Long Bay Correctional Centre, New South Wales, where he spent 14 years. Smith's partner in crime, Graham "Abo" Henry, claimed in ABO — A Treacherous Life: The Graham Henry Story that the gang of criminals led by Smith committed crimes worth A$25 million in the 1980s.
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