1. Bruno Robert Trimbole was an Australian businessman, drug baron and organized crime figure whose alleged involvement in drug trafficking in Griffith, New South Wales, resulted in a royal commission, a coroner's inquest and an international chase by the Australian government seeking his apprehension after he fled to Europe.
Robert Trimbole was born on 19 March 1931 to Italian parents who migrated to Australia from the southern Italian region of Calabria.
Robert Trimbole rented a nearby garage and operated as a mechanic, said to have undertaken his own panel beating and spray painting within the business before declaring himself bankrupt in 1968 with debts of A$11,000.
Robert Trimbole sold both businesses to an associate, Giuseppe Sergi, in 1973.
Robert Trimbole invested in many investment items and businesses, including farms, cars, speedboats, several clothing stores, a liquor store and a wholesale wine business.
Robert Trimbole later added a trucking company and a supermarket.
Robert Trimbole seemed to go about his business activities virtually unchallenged.
Robert Trimbole soon became the principal of the Australian plant-based cultivation trade based in New South Wales and earned the nickname "The Godfather", a reference to his leadership qualities and Italian background.
Robert Trimbole went by the nickname "Aussie Bob", a term allegedly given to him by his New Zealand associates, but was in fact given to him as a young man due to his strong Australian accent amongst his Italian brothers, sisters, community friends and associates.
Robert Trimbole ran the organization of pickers on marijuana farms near Balranald, trafficking the crop across the state border down Melbourne.
Robert Trimbole was born and raised in Griffith, New South Wales, and operated his family's furniture business.
Robert Trimbole is believed to have arranged the contract style killing of Mackay.
Robert Trimbole is, if not the 'top man' in relation to the production of marijuana in the Griffith area, then one of them and closely associated with Antonio Sergi in the same enterprise.
Robert Trimbole was disposed of by the organization which I find existed in Griffith.
Robert Trimbole fled to the United States, then to France and finally to Ireland, avoiding customs checks by changing his date of birth on a departure card.
The Australian government appealed against the decision of the Irish court, but Robert Trimbole regained his freedom.
Robert Trimbole escaped from Ireland to Spain, where he died in a Spanish hospital on 12 May 1987, at the age of 56.
Robert Trimbole's body was returned to Australia and his funeral was held in Sydney, where mourners and journalists brawled and made news headlines around the country on the evening news.
Robert Trimbole was buried at Pine Grove Memorial Park in Minchinbury, New South Wales on 1 June 1987.
Robert Trimbole is a central character in the drama series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, a mini-series on the Nine Network.