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Police examine the scene of the explosion at the National Crime Authority office on the 12th floor of a Waymouth St building, not long after the blast on March 2, 1994. The explosion killed Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen and injured lawyer Peter Wallis.
1/37Police examine the scene of the explosion at the National Crime Authority office on the 12th floor of a Waymouth St building, not long after the blast on March 2, 1994. The explosion killed Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen and injured lawyer Peter Wallis.
A telephone handset hangs out of the burning NCA office minutes after the blast.
2/37A telephone handset hangs out of the burning NCA office minutes after the blast.
Smoke billows from top of the building.
3/37Smoke billows from top of the building.
Bomb explosion at the National Crime Authority (NCA) office on the 12th floor of the CPS building in Waymouth Street, Adelaide, 02 Mar 1994. Star Force police officers collecting bomb fragments from a ledge and checking the outside of the building for clues.
4/37Bomb explosion at the National Crime Authority (NCA) office on the 12th floor of the CPS building in Waymouth Street, Adelaide, 02 Mar 1994. Star Force police officers collecting bomb fragments from a ledge and checking the outside of the building for clues.
Police forensic officers sift through the damage to the bombed-out office.
5/37Police forensic officers sift through the damage to the bombed-out office.
Star Force police check the exterior of the building.
6/37Star Force police check the exterior of the building.
Star Force police check the exterior of the building.
7/37Star Force police check the exterior of the building.
Star Force police check the exterior of the building.
8/37Star Force police check the exterior of the building.
Police sweep up shattered glass on the footpath of Waymouth Street.
9/37Police sweep up shattered glass on the footpath of Waymouth Street.
Ambulance officers with victim, lawyer, Peter Wallis.
10/37Ambulance officers with victim, lawyer, Peter Wallis.
Police and forensic experts arrive at the scene the next day.
11/37Police and forensic experts arrive at the scene the next day.
Bomb explosion at the National Crime Authority (NCA) office on the 12th floor of the CPS Credit Union building in Waymouth Street, Adelaide, 02 Mar 1994. Police and forensic experts arriving at the scene, 03 Mar 1994. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
12/37Bomb explosion at the National Crime Authority (NCA) office on the 12th floor of the CPS Credit Union building in Waymouth Street, Adelaide, 02 Mar 1994. Police and forensic experts arriving at the scene, 03 Mar 1994. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
NCS staff comfort each other in Waymouth Street after the evacuation of the building.
13/37NCS staff comfort each other in Waymouth Street after the evacuation of the building.
Seriously injured, lawyer Peter Wallis is stretchered from the National Crime Authority building after the parcel bomb explosion.
14/37Seriously injured, lawyer Peter Wallis is stretchered from the National Crime Authority building after the parcel bomb explosion.
Shattered glass litters Waymouth St as severely injured Peter Wallis is carried to an ambulance.
15/37Shattered glass litters Waymouth St as severely injured Peter Wallis is carried to an ambulance.
Court photos of the damage caused by the blast, which killed Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen and injured lawyer Peter Wallis.
16/37Court photos of the damage caused by the blast, which killed Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen and injured lawyer Peter Wallis.
Court photos of the damage caused by the blast.
17/37Court photos of the damage caused by the blast.
Court photos of the damage caused by the blast.
18/37Court photos of the damage caused by the blast.
Court photos of the damage caused by the blast.
19/37Court photos of the damage caused by the blast.
The reconstructed post bag in which the bomb was delivered.
20/37The reconstructed post bag in which the bomb was delivered.
New crime-scene images from the NCA bombing.
21/37New crime-scene images from the NCA bombing.
The damaged postal bag the bomb was delivered in.
22/37The damaged postal bag the bomb was delivered in.
New crime-scene images from the NCA bombing.
23/37New crime-scene images from the NCA bombing.
A police replica of the parcel bomb, which was presented to the Adelaide Magistrates Court in the trial of Domenic Perre - 20 Jul 1994.
24/37A police replica of the parcel bomb, which was presented to the Adelaide Magistrates Court in the trial of Domenic Perre - 20 Jul 1994.
Court photos of the bomb’s detonators.
25/37Court photos of the bomb’s detonators.
Detective Geoffrey Bowen was killed in the NCS bombing.
26/37Detective Geoffrey Bowen was killed in the NCS bombing.
Detective Sergeant Geoff Bowen holds his infant baby son Simon.
27/37Detective Sergeant Geoff Bowen holds his infant baby son Simon.
National Crime Authority bombing victim, laywer Peter Wallis in 1995.
28/37National Crime Authority bombing victim, laywer Peter Wallis in 1995.
A plaque outside the building on Waymouth St, to commemorate Geoff Bowen.
29/37A plaque outside the building on Waymouth St, to commemorate Geoff Bowen.
Jane Bowen-Sutton, the widow of Geoff Bowen, in 2013. Pic: Theo Fakos
30/37Jane Bowen-Sutton, the widow of Geoff Bowen, in 2013. Pic: Theo Fakos
NCS bombing suspect Domenic Perre in 1994. He was charged in 1994, just days after the bombing and commited to trial in the Supreme Court but charges were withdrawn on September 9, 1994.
31/37NCS bombing suspect Domenic Perre in 1994. He was charged in 1994, just days after the bombing and commited to trial in the Supreme Court but charges were withdrawn on September 9, 1994.
Domenic Perre leaves Adelaide Pre-Release Centre in 2001.
32/37Domenic Perre leaves Adelaide Pre-Release Centre in 2001.
Domenic Perre is taken into court after an arrest in 1996.
33/37Domenic Perre is taken into court after an arrest in 1996.
Detective Sergeant Geoff Bowen with wife Jane and sons Matthew and Simon.
34/37Detective Sergeant Geoff Bowen with wife Jane and sons Matthew and Simon.
Jane Bowen-Sutton with sons Simon and Matthew and NCA bombing victim Peter Wallis at the 15th anniversary of the explosion. Pic: Michael Milnes
35/37Jane Bowen-Sutton with sons Simon and Matthew and NCA bombing victim Peter Wallis at the 15th anniversary of the explosion. Pic: Michael Milnes
The plaque commemorating Geoff Bowen on the 15th anniversary of the bombing.
36/37The plaque commemorating Geoff Bowen on the 15th anniversary of the bombing.
Geoff Bowen with wife Jane in 1984.
37/37Geoff Bowen with wife Jane in 1984.
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