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Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain born.
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9 weeks, 4 days, approx. 10lb. (4.5kg) Azaria was taken from the tent at Ayers Rock by a dingo.
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Wally Goodwin finds jumpsuit, booties, nappy & singlet, matinee jacket still missing.
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Police statements given by all four memebrs of the Chamberlains at Mt. Isa. Their car searched also.
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Alice Springs Coroner Denis Barritt finds that a wild dog or dingo took Azaria and that no member of the Chamberlain family was responsible for her death. But there was interference with the clothing by 'person or persons' who are unknown. Ken Brown requests to do further tests on the jumpsuit.
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Northern Territory Supreme Court (Darwin) cancels first inquest and orders a new one.
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Second Inquest Coroner Gerry Galvin commits Lindy Chamberlain to trial on the charge of murdering Azaria. Michael Chamberlain is charged as well.
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The trial begins in Darwin. It is called the "Trial of the Century".
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Lindy is found guilty of 1st Degree Murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Michael (her husband) receives an eighteen month suspended sentence. Lindy is hevaly pregnant.
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Kahlia born in custody.
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Federal Court bail application upheld pending 1982 appeal. Decision held overnight. $300 bail.
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Federal Court rejects appeal for bail. Lindy is held at Mulawa Women's Prison, then transferred to Darwin. Kahlia goes to live with foster parents Wayne & Jenny Miller.
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Recently formed "Innocence Committee" submits new evidence to the NT government and makes an application for an inquiry.
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Stuart Tipple is tipped off that the missing matinee jacket of Azaria has been found during a search for missing body parts belonging to a fallen climber at Ayers Rock. The matinee jacket had been held at the Alice Springs Court House since January 31.
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Lindy finally sees the matinee jacket and positively identifies it.
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Senator Bob Collins forces a local reporter Frank Alcorta to check his sources. He does and is so angry he writes an article for the local paper and shows it to the NT Government, threatening to print it if Lindy is not released from jail by 12 noon, or an Inquiry is called. They do both.
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After a fourteen month Royal Commission Justice Trevor Morling hands down his finding and clears the Chamberlain's of all guilt and responsibility. In response the NT offers them a Pardon.
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A new act of Parliament is forced through to allow the Chamberlain's to return to court to clear their convictions.
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The Supreme Court of Darwin cancels all convictions and declares the Chamberlain's innocents. The court also adopts Morling's view that Azaria was taken by a dingo if they had been asked.
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Release of the film Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark). The movie is all about the case of the Chamberlains. Lindy Chamberlain played by Meryl Streep. It causes chaos throughout the nation.
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Lindy tells Michael she wants a divorce.
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The Chamberlain's divorce becomes final. Kahlia chooses to live with Michael and visit Lindy, Reagan stays with Lindy and visits Michael. Aidan divides his time between the two homes.
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Rick Creighton proposes to Lindy, she accepts. The met earlier that year during a speaking tour of the USA.
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Compensation is paid to the Chamberlains by the Northern Territory government.
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Kahlia asks to return to live with Lindy and custody proceedings are started. Rick and Lindy are married, and choose to live in Washington State, USA.
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Lindy is given custody of Kahlia and Reagan (at the request of both children).
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Findings of the Third Inquest are announced. NT Coroner John Lowndes reiterates that neither Lindy nor Michael were in any way involved with the disappearance of their daughter. He leaves the cause of Azaria's death 'open' however.
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Lindy & Rick, wishing to be closer to Lindy's ageing parents and to Aidan. They return with Reagan and Kahlia to live in Australia.
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Debut of the opera Lindy with Opera Australia.
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Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton calls for the case to finally be closed, and for an apology from the NT government.
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Lindy releases her completely up-to-date autobiography Through My Eyes
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Mini series titled after Lindy's book Through My Eyes is broadcast on Australia's Channel 7 network.
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Fourth coronial inquest finds the cause of Azaria's death was "as a results of being attacked and taken by a dingo".
