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9½- week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappears from the family tent at Ayers Rock. -
Wally Goodwin finds Azaria’s jumpsuit, singlet and
nappy at the base of Ayers Rock -
First inquest concluded that Azaria died after being taken by a dingo, with no evidence of human interference.
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Coroner Denis Barritt finds baby Azaria taken by dingo and neither Lindy or Michael implicated in
disappearance -
Finding of first inquest quashed by Northern Territory
Supreme Court and new coronial inquiry ordered -
The second inquest found that Lindy Chamberlain should be charged with murder, and Michael Chamberlain as an accessory of the fact.
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Coroner Gerry Galvin, at the conclusion of the second
inquest, orders the Chamberlains to stand trial -
Chamberlains’ trial begins in Darwin before Justice
James Muirhead -
Lindy Chamberlain found guilty of murder and Michael as an accessory after the fact -
Lindy’s daughter, Kahlia, born in Darwin’s Berrimah
Gaol -
Lindy released from Berrimah pending appeal to
Federal Court -
Appeal unanimously rejected by Federal Court and
Lindy gaoled in New South Wales pending hearing of bail application -
Application for bail pending appeal to High Court
rejected by Justice Brennan and Lindy returned to
Berrimah -
High Court upholds jury’s decision in 3-2 judgment -
Petition of 130,000 signatures calling for full judicial enquiry and for Lindy’s release presented to Governor General -
Chamberlain Innocence Committee submits new
evidence and makes application for inquiry into
convictions -
Morling Inquiry opens in Darwin -
Northern Territory Government rejects application for
judicial inquiry -
Chamberlains’ lawyer applies for Lindy’s release on
license -
Application for release on license rejected by Northern Territory Government -
The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain
docu-drama broadcast on Ten Network. -
Azaria’s matinee jacket discovered at base of Ayers
Rock -
Lindy released from Berrimah Gaol -
Morling Report clears Chamberlains of responsibility for Azaria’s death and Northern Territory Government
offers pardon -
Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeal quashes
Chamberlain convictions -
Fred Schepisi’s Evil Angels released -
The third inquest found that the cause and manner of her death were unknown, leaving the finding "open".
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Third inquest finds neither Lindy nor Michael involved in Azaria’s disappearance