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The plaque was erected by South Sydney Council in memory of Arthur Haines, who was tragically killed when a fire bomb was thrown in a house in Waterloo in 1998. The perpetrators of the crime have never been found. The plaque is situated beneath a tree which was planted by the boy's mother on the 17th July 1999. 

Arthur Haines became trapped on the top floor of a burning terrace on Walker Street in Waterloo after a molotov cocktail was hurled at the building on April 9, 1998. Arthur was sleeping over at a friend's house on the night but was woken about 10.30pm by fierce flames, which quickly engulfed the building. The teenager eventually managed to escape from the home but suffered horrific burns and died in The Children's Hospital at Westmead 11 weeks later.

An inquest into Arthur's death in 2001 heard that tensions were high on Walker Street in the months before the explosive was thrown due to a dispute between neighbours. Despite an investigation by detectives from the Redfern Local Area Command and the Homicide Squad, no one has been arrested or charged over the fatal fire.

A $100,000 reward, first announced in 2000, remains in place for anyone providing information leading to the successful prosecution of those responsible for the fire. In 2013, In 2013, detectives have issued a fresh plea for help in an investigation 

Location

Address:	Elizabeth Street , Tobruk Reserve, Waterloo, 2017
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -33.899016 Long: 151.206152 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	People
Sub-Theme:	Crime

Dedication

Source: MA