Roaring 20s
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Following in the footsteps of the Razor Gangs
Step into Sydney’s seedy underworld with Larry Writer, author of Razor: Tilly Devine and the razor gangs as he explores the mean streets of Kings Cross, Woolloomooloo, East Sydney and Darlinghurst as featured on his Razorhurst walking tours
Jean Robertson and Kathleen Howell
In the 1920s, female motorists were a rarity, but this didn’t stop friends Jean and Kathleen from setting off on four-wheeled adventures across Australia and the world
Police photographer George Howard
George B Howard was a prominent police photographer in Sydney during the 1920s
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The Black Hand in Sydney
Restrictions on the sale of alcohol offered tantalising opportunities for organised crime groups around the world
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Flappers
The flapper was an alluring vision of sophistication and freedom for young women globally
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Petty crims
Petty criminals made up the largest group of felons and committed a diverse array of crimes, ranging from stealing to using offensive language
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The Roaring Twenties
The 1920s heralded the brave new world that emerged from the devastation of World War I
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Patrick Roach: a well-connected bruiser
Patrick Roach was an inveterate thief and a vicious thug. Quick with his fists, he was well known to police and residents around Glebe, Darlington, Ultimo and Chippendale
