Dictionary of Sydney

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Hodder, Jackie

Criminal and thug who was a feared street fighter and standover man. In 1943, he threatened the petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber, with extortion after which she attacked him with a tomahawk. He was stabbed to death in front of 300 guests at a dance at the Waterloo Town Hall in 1965.

Milestone
Died
Waterloo, Sydney
1965
Name
Birth
Hodder, John Charles
Occupation