The Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park in Sydney, Australia - THE FINALE

Episode 56

This is the finale of our coverage of the Sydney Ghost Train fire that took 7 innocent lives. Was the fire accidental as the original inquest determined or was it arson and murder orchestrated to allow a greedy man to get control of the valuable real estate the park occupied? While the circumstantial evidence pointing to corruption is very convincing, just how high did the corruption extend into Sydney's government? Some allege that it went all the way to the top and in this episode, we explore those theories. What do you think? Were the Ghost Train's seven victims murdered or do you think it was an accidental fire? 

There is a very powerful documentary titled Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire listed in the source list below that we recommend anyone wanting additional information on this case watch for a more clear picture of the allegations contained in this episode. At the time of this recording, it is available on Netflix. 

This podcast is a true crime podcast about arson and criminal fires. Listener discretion is recommended. 

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Source List (for a complete list of sources, please also see Episode 54 and 55 show notes, additional sources used for this episode are listed below):

Mavety, John (Director), (2021). Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire [Streaming]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 

https://theconversation.com/the-lionel-murphy-papers-shed-more-light-on-a-controversial-life-83876

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/14/lionel-murphy-files-secret-papers-reveal-allegations-of-links-with-boss-abe-saffron

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/abc-ghost-train-series-misleading-in-linking-wran-and-saffron-20210830-p58nar.html

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/niece-links-abe-saffron-to-luna-park-deaths-20070526-ge8ps8.html

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/luna-park-tragedy-36th-anniversary-of-the-fire-that-killed-seven-riders-on-the-ghost-train-in-1979/news-story/6e70f4ea61959d1d393ce597da253c78
 
https://youtu.be/LwchgwRX2e0?si=kSh12rJhhsIdfVkO

 
https://insidestory.org.au/was-neville-wran-corrupt/
 

And finally, the source for the story about Paul McCartney from the discussion in the outtakes. 

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-was-paul-mccartney-arrested-and-deported-from-hamburg/