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Star Weekly looks back at the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

September 28, 1982

Bandits struck at the ANZ Bank in Barkly Street, Footscray last week and pulled off the biggest bank robbery in Australia’s history.

30 years ago

September 23, 1992

Scott Wynd of Footscray won the 1992 Brownlow Medal on Monday night – but he has yet to reach his peak as a footballer, according to his mentor Gary Dempsey.

20 years ago

September 25, 2002

he search for the three sailors, including a Kingsville woman, from the capsized yacht Excalibur, has been called off.

10 years ago

October 3, 2012

Industry and councils must do more to reduce the impact of dust on the Brooklyn community, according to residents and the Environment Protection Authority.

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