Trial
The crown did not allege that any person played any particular role in the bombing, but that each of them were members of a team which planned the bombing and caused the bomb to explode. Evidence against the accused was as follows:
- Gelignite and detonators used in the construction of the bomb were of the same type as those stolen from Tryconnel Mine.
- Gelignite was found at Reed's house wrapped in newspaper containing fingerprints belonging to Rodney Minogue.
- Craig Minogue owned a pair of side cutters which produced cuts similar to those found on detonator wires.
- a file with traces of brass deposits matched with brass deposits found at the bomb site.
- a block of wood from which a wooden part of the bomb had been sawn was found at Craig Minogue's premises.
- tinned copper wire, similar to that used with detonators found at the bomb site, was found at Craig Minogue's premises.
- residue of gelignite matched residue found at a previous address of Craig Minogue in Lower Templestowe.
- evidence from a witness that Craig Minogue called around Easter 1986, to ask about the use of detonators.
- a witness testified that Craig Minogue was seen driving a 1979 Holden Commodore around the CBD prior to the explosion.
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