CHAPTER XXIX Ft. Graham 'Abo' Henry // Former Underbelly Gangster 

Recently watched a TikTok clip talking about his dad and I wanted to know more so came to the original source of this video which was linked. I had no idea who he was or what it was about but I was completely engaged. What an interesting man with one hell of a life story.

This was one of if not the best Australian true crime pieces on you tube. Absolute great job mate

This interviewer is pretty bloody good. Good because this man has a lot to say - the sort of bloke you could listen to talk all day, and the interviewer let's him go - not like a lot of them who can't wait to get a word in. He speaks only when required. Get Abo on again! :)

Absolute gold. I watched and rewatched all of this interview because of the candid approach and honesty shown by both blokes. Great work guys, love ya work

Hands down this is one of the best Underworld figure interviews I've ever heard on RU-vid. Keep up the good work Gypsy Tales

This is hands down one of the best Underworld figure interviews I've ever heard. Gypsy Tales keep up the good work brother.

As a British bloke with a history of crime I always was impressed with Aussie Crims...they on another level ...great interview thanks

What an eye-opening podcast, caught my attention from TikTok and had to learn more about Abo. Thankyou for the time you had to insight us with your story Graham, look forward to reading your book.

This is an amazing interview. Heard of Abo before but credit to the interviewer let him speak and kept him on track and had excellent questions. 👌

Amazing story from this old timer. Proves that no matter what you’ve done or how badly your life started where you can get. This blokes a true legend. Thanks for showing his story and allowing him to talk

You're a skilled interviewer whoever you are.. you ask the right questions and let the man talk

Fantastic interview, great job keeping it casual and allowing Abo to lead into stories, and well thank you to Abo for being so honest and open. top quality podcast!

I’ve been playing the Abo Henry drinking game where I take a swig every time he says “Ya know” and I’m so fuckin sloshed.

One of the best podcast’s out there mate, thanks so much for getting abo on,

Fantastic interview mate. What a switched on bloke Abo was. Loved every second listening to him.

I got Abo’s ebook, A treacherous life & it’s a corker of a read. Highly recommended.

PLEASE do a documentary I’m sure everyone wants to watch this. I literally watched every single second of this interview if I miss something from distraction I’d go back a couple seconds and listen to it again. Great interview.

That was one of the best podcasts I’ve seen ,can’t believe two and a half hours went so quickly what a interesting life Abo Henry has had. Definitely would make a great documentary / movie he’s the definition of underworld old school hard man who obviously lives a life worth documenting ,thank’s.

I’ve never thanked tiktok for taking me to a link before but this time I have to. What a brilliant listen true gent and reminds me of my Granda👍🏻

Absolutely fantastic interview! I could listen to this over and over. Total respect to Abo. The presenter.... love your comfortable, relaxed style. And for what it’s worth.... Abo..... I know what you’re talking about with experiences with being a seer. You’re a beautiful man.

Excellent interview, one of the best I've seen in a long time.

Great podcast, if Graham’s going to do an audiobook it should be him reading it to us, just downloaded the online version & can’t wait to read it, top marks

Absolutely one of the best podcast I've even seen .thank you

Super interesting convo! I watched this podcast over a few days. I easily could've watched you two shoot the breeze for another 5hrs. Solid! Just subbed too.

This is the best podcast I’ll probably ever watch in my life after it I went straight online and got abo’s book 👍👍🇦🇺

brilliant podcast, entertaining, honest and in detail without to much questioning, congratulations to both Abo and GYPSY TALES.

Best inside story ever to that era of gangland crime. Awesome job bro

Old school hard nut. Respect

Greatest thing I have heard in a long time. Abo's story is the most interesting thing I have ever heard.

this graham a henry is a remarkable bloke so interesting and inteligent i could sit and listen to him forever

Graham deserves to see his life story turn into a movie it would be much better than chopper Reid's movie

I was a soldier for many years , deployed with the infantry RNZIR XCOY NZ BATT6 2002 . Abo Henry would have been an outstanding soldier, he reminds me of an old school Regimental Sargent Major . Switched on , street smart , sixth sense , vicious and loyal as a cattle dog . All of us old school soldiers ( good ones that is .. proper shooters ) are the same . He would have fit in perfectly. Great talk .

This blokes top shelf tells a honest smooth flowing story

What an awesome interview. Loved every minute.

Fantastic, this was great

Good or bad, this bloke is a diamond. Me, being a person who has always tried to be an honest guy but who is a morally weak person, know that I do have a bent side that I 've acted upon occasionally. There is no way that I'd try to compare to this story with mine but ................ what a fantastic life this man has carved for himself. Arriving in Sydney in the mid-eighties from the UK, my first job was with a large Ford dealership as a Fleet Salesman within the Cross area. Sometimes things would happen that I noticed that included pick-ups for bookies by my fellow salesmen that I took no notice of - ish. Things happened that I was not used to in the sheltered Pommie life that I'd led. EG, I was getting excited about a potential 4 car deal with an Eastern Suburbs company when some of my Fleet companions sidled up to me and murmured that I was wasting my time. Two days later, the owner of the biz was dead. Phew, a wakeup call for me. I soon learned that life in Sydney was a lot different and that some of the names that Abo talks about were, at that time, very real. This is a brilliant interview with a fabulous character and may he live out the rest of his life in peace.

Defo a movie could be made about his 'full' life story I love the cleverness of putting the guitar slider on the door handle with the metal tray underneath, especially at that age He could do a film without telling? Just leave the viewers to decide. See it in movies all the time !

The part about his mum staying with his dad is true and sad , I grew up the same way and my mum and I would stay in motels sometimes weeks at a time and then she would take him back, even to the point we moved out and got our own house and in 3 months he’d moved in with us. It’s like a sickness

this is 1 of the best interview's i have ever listened to no cap. Gypsey tales u make great podcasts mate

I've watched afew crime documentaries in the past that Abo Henry featured in and this was by far the most interesting, down to earth and well presented. A man amongst men. Still got plenty of dash even at the age hes at. If anybody has a copy of his book and would like to sell it please let me know.

Fuck I'd love to have a drink with Graham, the stories would be unreal!

Graham Henry is one of the most staunch guys in Australia. But he almost had no choice.

From New Zealand 🇳🇿 that was a good solid yarn..!! Abbo what a legend you need to start your own podcast I need to more of that

Third time of watched this piece. Bloody ripper mate.

great info, this guy is a true hard man.

Hands down best podcast on the net right now - keep at it champ

Got to be the only video on RU-vid I've wanted to finish. What a story. Goes to show even good men have a bad past. Hope he has plenty of life left in him.

Great interview! Glad you decided to do the episode mate!

Thanks fellas. Fucking awesome. Apart from the underworld stuff, I felt like I was listening to my late grandfather I lived with as a young bloke.

Awesome interview

Fully intended to cue this up for later. But could I fook pause this after it started 👍😎. Great podcast and huge thanks to Abo for sharing. Audiobook idea and offer is a peach too! 👏

Just done a 2.5hr train ride and it flew by! I was so invested in this interview, love this bloke 💯 big props to the interviewer too 👌🏻

Old-school hard man, tough as nails and a good crook.

I watch this daily, the best podcast I’ve ever watched. Love from Adelaide 🤙🏽

This is the best podcast I’ve ever listened to

Enjoyed the interview, good work!

Legend, old skool boys

Fantastic interview... especially when I remember a lot of what happened. In the later years anyway. Anyone who hasn't see "Blue Murder" really should watch it.

Came here after you posted the clip this is gnarly

Great interview gypsy tales. Well done. 👍

100% would recommend his book

I cant believe the interviewer didnt know who Roger Rogerson was! As a previous comment said a bit of research would have made this a whole lot better.

I’ve been watching crime interviews and documentaries for about 10 years and this is the best ever .... very cool character to listen to and the interviewer talks exactly like we do . Tip top boys . 👍👍👍

Thank you for your past history.it Helps, to see we can go forward from our inner child regression

Best interview I've ever seen and I've seen them all abo Henry is the man love it bring a part 2♥️

Just a minor correction. Portugal has legalised possession and use of personal quantities of all drugs.

That was the rawest interview ever. Great stories.

Amazing interview, incredible story and an intriguing mind! Will definitely buy his book.

Proper fella! Dillenger poster LMBO , Respect from London mate.

Done well mate.... top interview

Can listen to abo speak all day! Good business man, street smart and balls the size of the room he is in!

Excellent podcast. Must watch.

Love listening to this, thank you both!

Epic podcast! Great story teller abo is.

Generational trauma right here. Thank goodness he broke the cycle with his own children and wife. I know what it's like to have these things happen. I was molested when I was a young girl by a family member, learnt years later the man that did that to me had been sexually abused when he was a young child. A lot more people are becoming aware of this vicious cycle and making conscience moves to heal deep rooted trauma so we are not affecting generations after us. Great interview.

At 19:30. Just one of many questions, why would the car with the guys in balaklsvis drive off just because they knew he had seen them? Wouldn't they go ok we have visual now let's unload our guns?? Also he mentioned that they were following him, now why on earth would they do that?

Sometimes its hard to be a woman Giving all your love to just one man You'll have bad times And he'll have good times Doing things that you don't understand But if you love him you'll forgive him Even though he's hard to understand And if you love him oh be proud of him 'Cause after all he's just a man Stand by your man Give him two arms to cling too And something warm to come to When nights are cold and lonely Stand by your man And show the world you love him Keep giving him all the love you can Stand by your man Stand by your man And show the world you love him Keep giving him all the love you can Stand by your man... Song by : Tammy Wynette Unfortunately for the years following World Wars, many men couldn't cope, and women became another casualty of incredible wars of attrition, that had never before been unending in the sense of continuous warefare for years, that ended in death regularly, or at least horrific injuries. The psychological toll will never be known because many times these men were simply brushed under the carpet, and were told that their issues were just cowardice. Only in the Afghan and Iraq wars have the millitary and medicine taken a honest look at the damage done to men physically and psychologically. The picture is troubling, and speaks volumes about the way we left the soldiers of the Great Wars to fend for themselves after the horrors they saw, experienced, and took part in. Nobody deserved be assaulted at the hands of these men, but as 18 year olds going to war, they certainly didn't have the tools or maturity to cope with the outcome either. In effect, many of these young men who trained and served together, were very similar to a tightly nit group of college students, that in their 2nd or 3rd year watched the majority of their class mowed down in the prime of their youth , like a modern school shooting, yet many times more gruesome. The other great injustice that should be put in context, about that earlier era is that women who were victims of abuse did not have the support system, education, wage equivalence, or equality that men did. To leave your husband was often times not only a stigma, but there was a good chance your children would go hungry, and you would never break out of poverty in time for your children to become successful. The other overriding factor is that only the strongest minded women could break the grip of their own families sending them back to their abusive families, their church doing exactly the same, cultural stigma being as chastising as it was, and the overwhelming fear of the unknown. Very often, men were the leader of the family, and certainly if the wife didn't have family she could count on, then she was at the mercy of her husband. But women during the Second World War did get a taste of work outside of secretarial jobs and motherhood. They worked in the factories building the machinery of war, and it paved the way for the womans liberation movement of the 50s and 60s. It also created many of the social nets that were needed to help women and families in abusive circumstances. Many of us can't imagine violence against our mothers, and it is less prevalent and better understood. Men realize that assaulting women and children is a mark of cowardice and wont be tolerated. But , still there are men who abuse their mates, and it needs to be exposed and remedied. There is also another form of abuse that is even more secret and just as damaging. That is the abuse of men by their wives. The men fall victim to a women that will use the system in place to help them, against their male partner. Enlisting scorn and ridicule apon the male, and the fear of arrest and incarcerationif the male doesn't submit to all forms of abuse. Its equally as heinous and decietful.

Real dope listen!!

Never been got into Po casts but i seen this and had to watch i have Abo's book and to anyone that liked this pod cast get onto his book it's bloody great read.

Just a brilliant interview

Wish you well in your indigenous journey

Tbh at first I though oh here we go a hipster twit interviewing a good bloke. But you were very good at this I'm very happy how this turned out, well done mate.

Never heard of this guy till I went to jail 8 years ago Nd the stories from the older boys about this man are ruthless it’s nice to hear him tell his own story

Love it!!!

What a legend and I bet his dreams he has are true.

wonderful yarn, excellent interviewing and a straight fascinating "Criminal " bloke ...with ethics who lived by a certain moral code.

Best podcast I’ve ever listened to

What a good soul Graham was my thought, that unfortunately ended up in the "wrong" side due to his life journey and upbringing. the real fearless old school knock about that was hard but very fair is what i read of his memories, unlike the clowns chopper, roger rodgerson that were promoted by the MSM. I bet Graham still has a lot of "friends" rather than enemies, or he should anyway in my opinion. Thank you Gypsy Tales for giving us the pleasure.

Abo needs to write another book his whole career

Imagine the smile he’d have on his face if a young guy on the street tried to rob him

I watch podcasts everyday and GYPSY TALES is in my top 2

Respect to Abo Henry one of the last standing OGs 💯🔥 1984 the year I was born when he was in his prime ...I was a bit pissed off what Neddy smith and Flannery did to him after all his loyalty to Ned and then stole his cut out of the safe ... well they failed in the end 🤣...He seems like a nice bloke and down to earth ❤️ God bless ya champ 🙌🏽🙏🏽

Fkn hell he should be called Graham 'Abo' the cat Henry, talk about 9 fkn lives lmao, great podcast great host great guest.

I Never Carry a gun......🧐 I had my gun in my bum bag around my stomach which I ALWAYS Had on me! Always Bahahaaa 🤣😭😂

Great interview !

Love it ❤ he reminds me of my dad

Fucken brilliant interview, love to have a beer with him could listen to him all day.👌🏻

Another Hard Aussie Gangsta , Such Is Life , frm nz 501

Absolutely brilliant

Great interview and the amount of times Mr Henry says "fucken" is funny as