Jack "Putty Nose" Nicholls (December 1912 – 16 June 1981) was a Melbourne waterfront identity best known as Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Painters and Dockers Union at the time of the Costigan Commission. Nicholls followed Pat Shannon as union secretary after he was murdered by Bill "The Texan" Longley.[1]

Nicholls was found dead in his car while en route to give evidence at the Costigan Commission. Although ruled as a suicide, there is lasting speculation that Nicholls was murdered.[2][3]

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  1. ↑ Sylvester, John (25 May 2012). "Killin' on the dock of the bay". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Usher, Rod; et al. (18 June 1981). "Last Hours of "Putty Nose" Jack". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Morton, James; Lobez, Susanna (2007). Gangland Australia : colonial criminals to the Carlton Crew. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522852738.


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