• Hyde Park - Explore the rich history of Hyde Park, including the ANZAC Memorial and the pond. Learn about a 1920s cold case murder and the first cricket match between Australians and the English in 1830. Discover how Aboriginal people utilized Hyde Park before colonization.
• Darlinghurst - After departing Hyde Park, venture into the historic suburb of Darlinghurst (also known as East Sydney). The remainder of the tour will be spent in this area, exploring old laneways and streets while investigating historical crime scenes from 1860 to 1970. Between 1890 and 1960, Darlinghurst was considered Australia’s most dangerous suburb, notorious for its perilous slums and ganglands. Visit the old Sydney (Darlinghurst) gaol, constructed by convicts in 1841, and hear stories about the inmates and executioners. Next, explore the old Police Station and Courthouse. The tour concludes at Kinselas Hotel, a 1930s funeral parlour now transformed into a bar, located on Taylor Square, the iconic setting for Sydney’s LGBT Mardi Gras.

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Discover East Sydney (Darlinghurst), a suburb celebrated for nightlife and the LGBT community but with a hidden, darker past. Once called ‘Razorhurst’ in the 1920s, it was the battleground of prohibition-era gangs. Journey through alleys that once buzzed with criminals, prostitutes, and drug dealers. Highlights include:

Exploring crime scenes, notably the ‘Parkland Killer’ of the 1920s and the chilling ‘Mutilator’ murders of the 1960s.
Visiting homes of vice queens, Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine.
Standing in the shadows of the looming Old Sydney (Darlinghurst) Prison gates to hear about hangmen and inmates.
Learning about segregated African American soldiers in WW2 and their cultural impact on Sydney’s jazz scene.
Admiring Darlinghurst’s Victorian and Edwardian architecture.
Uncovering the forgotten LGBT history from the 19th century.
Compare now and then with photos.

Ending at Kinselas Hotel, a former 1930s funeral parlour, for refreshments and architecture secrets.

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