It is associated with the landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, since fundraising for the memorial was established on the first anniversary of the landing. Appendix 47: Gang Stalking, MKULTRA, Scientiology are "Zionazi" (Luciferian-Illuminati-Jewish-Masonic-German-Soviet-Nazi-UK-US-Israeli) "Psycho-Political . Theatre established briefly at the All Nations Club. While Sydney crime figures have been dropping steadily for the past couple of years, there's data (like the Campbelltown crime rate) that tell of a much larger problem facing New South Wales. Alive and kicking, a quiet achiever of the underworld, Karl Bonnette says he has survived ''by not mixing with criminals". By the mid-1830s, 17 houses had been erected, all costing at least 1,000. Eastern Sydney in the 1920s. Butchers and 'Ham and Beef' shops, otherwise known as delicatessens, sold pre-cooked meals. Rhythm and blues band which bought frenzied playing and long hair to the Sydney music scene. Leigh recently won an award for her criminal women history book called Drunks, Pests and Harlots. By the 1930s the service through Kings Cross was the busiest on the Sydney system, with trams running as close as one minute apart during weekdays. '", He thinks "George is over-rated in Underbelly. Still, for some residents the change took a little longer to make, with the funeral director Charles Kinsela still advertising his business as the top of William Street, Queens Cross, as late as November 1906. [3] Queens Cross lasted just eight years. The number of deaths was revealed at a New South Wales budget estimates hearing on Wednesday, by the NSW police's investigations and counter-terrorism deputy . She is often referred to as the Witch of Kings Cross. It was simply too dangerous, like advertising to the police what you were doing. We also investigate the rise of organised crime and transnational organised crime in the modern world. Monthly bulletin of the All Nations Club. . [18] Later, self-styled [media]witch and artist Rosaleen Norton was a well-known figure about the streets. Kenneth Slessor, Dulcie Deamer and Jack Lindsay all wrote of their time in the district in the 1920s and 1930s. "I was in business with him - I'm lucky to still be here. Smith was a gangland figure, murderer, rapist, armed robber and a big time heroin dealer who benefitted from police corruption. He befriended members of the NSW police (selling rissoles in the old NSW Police Academy canteen) as well as underworld figures like Graham "Croc" Palmer and Lennie McPherson. It is a stone chasm echoing with romance and adventure and hidden drunks.' Globetrotters entering these shops shut their eyes while they recapture memories of Vienna. Regan was the leader of the Sydney underworld during the 1960s and 1970s, and was known as "The Magician", as he could make his enemies disappear without a trace. For generations, northern Ireland has been no stranger to armed militant groups willing to dispense violence. The area's reputation struggled to recover and was further tarnished with a series of Royal Commissions and enquiries into police corruption and links to organised crime through the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in the Wood Royal Commission in 199497. Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831 who oversaw much exploration and change in the colony. Just where is Kings Cross?or, as it is referred to affectionately by those who live there The Cross. I don't understand how the Lebanese and other crooks up the Cross are so violent. Six o'clock closing was introduced initially as a temporary measure during the war but made permanent in 1919. 05:31 GMT 12 Nov 2022 Convict who became a successful farmer, mill-owner, and quarryman on his grant near Darlinghurst, and a landowner at The Oaks and Picton near Sydney. Sydney - the most dangerous R and R City for US servicemen c1969, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service 1994. At 75 Bonnette is fit, tanned and full of life. "The Enforcer" Stan "The Man" Smith, aka Raymond Arthur Owens, was one of the most feared criminal enforcers in the Sydney underworld for over 30 years and alongside his companions Lenny McPherson and George Freeman practically dominated Sydney's criminal fraternity from the late 1950's through to the 1980's. One of the most successful hit men in Australian history, he was linked to 25 . Home built on land granted to Alexander Baxter on Woolloomooloo Hill. [media]The wealthy colonial merchants, officials and gentlemen who resided in the gleaming white mansions that dotted the ridgeline of Darlinghurst had to drive their carriages via South Head Road (later Oxford Street) to Darlinghurst Road to access their businesses in town. Social club founded to make connections between 'New Australians' who had arrived in Sydney after World War II and other Sydneysiders. ( Supplied ) Qualified pharmacist who had a variety of jobs before finding success as an author who wrote under his own name as well as several noms de plume including Nino Culotta. Part of Frank Waddington's chain of picture houses, the cinema seated over 2000 and wasdescribed as 'particularly lavish'. The mix of nationalities in the Cross became more pronounced through the 1930s, as the area became popular with newly arrived migrants escaping the growing threat of fascism in Europe. Its activities were largely. His factory worker father ran the workplace's SP book. My interest in exploring issues around women and crime led me to research more closely the lives of Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh. NOTES: Chequers was one of the top cabaret venues in Australia from the late Fifties until the early 1970s. The California Caf, opened in 1929 by American Dick McGowan, was a gathering place with impromptu recitals and performances held inside its painting-lined walls, while the Caf Eldorado in Darlinghurst Road and the Darlinghurst Liberal Club hosted political meetings and rallies. Chapel that pioneered outreach and support for Kings Cross's homeless, disadvantaged and drug-affected residents. There was only one way to go after that.". Named for the intersection of Darlinghurst Road, William and Victoria Streets and once called Queens Cross, the area is now a neon lit mecca for tourists and Sydneysiders. The second theatre, to be known as the Paradise, was proposed for Macleay Street. Lennie was a charismatic sort of guy He was more hands-on. Artist whose work is characterised by a deep engagement with the Australian landscape. I rang George and said, 'You got any more good tips? Born in Far North Queensland, Yang came to Sydney in the 1970s and worked as a social photographer, capturing the hedonism and glamour of the Emerald City of Oz, as well as the early years of . The authors take us through the rise of the Sydney underworld and the city's Kings Cross red-light district during the 1960s and 1970s. ("Most of my friends are squareheads.") Thriller based on the disappearance of Juanita Nielsen, whose protagonist protests against overdevelopment and discovers organised crime and corruption. Slumland streets controlled by crime bosses Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine. An organised crime expert, Bob Bottom, profiled Bonnette in his 1979 book, The Godfather in Australia. Another long-planned piece of transport infrastructure to go through the Cross was a road tunnel to ease the notorious traffic congestion there. [media]The Vietnam War cemented the area's reputation as Australia's vice centre, as thousands of American servicemen came to the Cross while on leave from the war. Cafe proprietor and former American naval officer who introduced American style cafe fare to Sydney. Painter whose work explored the landscape and people of the Australian outback. Prolific sculptor committed to construction as a method who produced totally abstract sculptures often using junk objects. Acquitted, he returned to Sydney, eventually to become the closest this city has had to a "Mr Big". The Sydney Morning Herald summed it up in 1939, saying: By day, Kings Cross is distinguished by the excellence of the shopping centre along Victoria Street. The Sydney gangland war (or the Gang wars) were a series of murders and killings of several known criminal figures and their associates that took place in Sydney, Australia, during the 1980s. In the early morning hours at 3:30 AM, Lincoln had a dream, and he saw three figures who was hiding out and living in the streets of Sydney, Australia. Painter trained at Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, and later famous for his controversial Archibald Prize-winning portraits. The most prominent mills were those belonging to Thomas Barker and the one built adjacent to Thomas Mitchell's property, Craigend. She introduced him to her passion for riding. A significant number of the murders that took place . [1] HC Brewster, Kings Cross Calling, Liberty Press, Sydney, 1954, p 5, [2] M Kelly, Faces in the Street: William Street Sydney 1916, DOAK Press, Sydney, 1982, p 8, [3] 'City Council Arrangements', Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 1897, p 5, [4] Sydney Morning Herald, 15 Nov 1906, Funerals, p 12, [5] F MacDonnell, Before Kings Cross, Thomas Nelson, Sydney, 1967, p 12, [6] Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser, 12 February 1833, p 2, [7] Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser, 1 October 1841, p 4, [8] 'Rambles in the Suburbs', Sydney Mail, 14 July 1860, [9] M Kelly, Faces in the Street: William Street Sydney 1916, DOAK Press, Sydney, 1982, p 53, [10] M Kelly, Faces in the Street: William Street Sydney 1916, DOAK Press, Sydney, 1982, p 57, [11] Sands Sydney Country and Commercial Directory: 1890, 1905 and 1915, [12] Richard Cardew, 'Flats in Sydney: the thirty per cent solution?' Almost unknown compared with Saffron, George Freeman and McPherson, Bonnette is the quiet achiever of the Sydney underworld. The cosmopolitan feel of the Cross was enhanced by the growing range of entertainment options from the 1920s. The former Darlinghurst Gaol is now the National Art School. Despite the importance of their work in monitoring female lives on the streets, women were not an accepted part of the police for many years. Of these, only one was run by a man. Today Bottom says he was one of the smartest and most articulate of the underworld figures of his generation. Breaches of the Licensing Act by venues serving alcohol in Kings Cross were regularly reported in the daily papers through the 1930s and 1940s. The loophole initially allowed Devine and Leigh to set up a number of brothels and avoid lengthy sentences. '; later Paul Kelly told us in 'From St Kilda to Kings Cross' was 13 hours on a bus, and Cold Chisel directed us to hot coffee and brown toast in 'Breakfast at Sweethearts' or a hard night out in 'Metho Blues'. Writer whose initial success was overwhelmed by the domestic demands of parenting and a sick partner. Boarding houses provided accommodation for a range of city dwellers, from transient residents to newly arrived migrants, for single men or women, and for skilled workers. The international scene was part of the wider bohemian feel that pervaded the Cross. Betrayed by a corrupt police officer, Lyndsey escapes into the shadows of underworld Sydney to protect the man she loves. Prostitute, madam and sly-grog seller, famous in interwar Sydney for her criminal exploits. Green Bans put in place by the Builders Labourers Federation, abductions of some of the protesters and violent clashes between protesters and development company security guards created a highly charged and volatile environment. You can't do that. See photos, auction details, and Bid Online on AuctionZip.com Now. In February 1969 the project was officially started and 118 properties along the route were resumed, with approximately 600 residents affected. With the success of television shows such as Underbelly and the public fascination with true crime their names have also made their way into popular culture. Elizabeth Bay House (1837), designed by John Verge, was once surrounded by gardens but these were subdivided in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From 2010 to mid-2012 he was Dictionary of Sydney writer-in-residence sponsored by the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. Some regarded him as a 'good bloke' and he was reputed to have helped many down-and-outs on the streets of the Cross. Flour miller and businessman with extensive landholdings who was equally energetic in public affairs and philanthropy. If the actual locality is taken literally, then Kings Cross is in fact a very small place, essentially the intersection of Victoria and Darlinghurst roads at the top of William Street. Her body has never been found. Certain cafs are recognised as virtually clubs for different grades of moon-worshippers. The City Council changed the name to Kings Cross in 1905, to avoid confusion with Queens Place (now Queens Square) near Hyde Park and to recognise the change of monarch. However, since the 1970s and particularly in the last decade or so, the topic of women and crime has come to dominate historical and criminological studies. Female officers were expected to prevent young women from entering into prostitution, make sure drunken women were escorted home or into care, and look after young girls loitering about the streets. Nick Hordern is a journalist and author. As 'the Strip' developed, neon signs came to dominate the advertising landscape. Groundbreaking rock musical performed in Sydney from 6 June 1969 for two years. Channel 5s Anne Boleyn Grumble all you like, this is how its going to be, Four Spectacular Music-Themed Movies To Check Out, His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 7 sahttr, His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 6 Malice, Arya Stark and Luke Skywalker, Meet Bruce Lee, From Wicked Wife to Insane Traitor: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn, From The Ashes Poetry for Bushfire Relief: Call for Submissions, His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale Betrayal. Since the 1940s, it has developed an almost mystical reputation as the centre of Sydney's seedy red-light district, attracting thrill seekers, party-goers and the down-and-out equally. Mr Djemal argued his client Theobald had little knowledge about the shipment. Such questions fascinate historians and other researchers and offer insights into another aspect of womens history all too often overlooked. First drug referral centre established in Australia in 1967 by Ted Noffs at the Wayside Chapel. Leigh is currently researching the life of notorious Sydney underworld figure, Kate Leigh. In 1950 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer took over the Minerva and converted it to a cinema (although it had played a week of movies in 1939). [20] Later in the 1950s, the Terry Clune Gallery in Macleay Street continued the bohemian ideal with emerging 'radical' artists such as Russell Drysdale and John Olsen. ", In the end, the underworld killed Regan. The new road junction, prepared against the advice of Mitchell to serve the interests of property owners, proved to be a bane to Sydney commuters for the next 140 years, until the opening of the Kings Cross tunnel in December 1975. Soldiers and sailors on leave from battlefronts were often keen for a good time before returning to the war. By the mid-1930s these were also joined by a growing number of smaller venues, nightclubs and jazz bars offering meals and entertainment and, increasingly, alcohol. By Philippa McDonald. It was bought in 1948 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and converted into a cinema, renaming it the Metro Kings Cross in 1952. Police had planted recording devices and listened in asTheobald, Barkl, Dumbrell and several other people attempted to unpack the shipment. Darlinghurst villa designed and built by Surveyor General Sir Thomas Mitchell. Swiss-born Australian War Artist Sali Herman lived in Potts Point from 1941. Protesting against police harassment of gay and lesbians, the marchers had made for Kings Cross after being dispersed by police from gathering in Hyde Park. From then on I got to meet all the so-called colourful characters. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Is that all right?'" A vast majority of the murders were seen as retributive killings and attempts to control the Sydney's drug trade and expansion of criminal territory. In 1971 they moved to Wilberforce, to be closer to horses and further from criminals. My most recent non-fiction work, Drunks, Pests and Harlots, investigated the lives of women charged with offences against good order such as drunkenness, prostitution, vagrancy, and being an idle and disorderly person. By the 1820s, West's mill had been joined by a number of windmills, built on the ridge line that extended from the South Head Road (now Oxford Street) north towards the harbour. "Regan was more vicious and violent than any of them," he says. It's much different now. The outbreak of World War II, and in particular the entry of America into the fighting in late 1941, planted the seeds for the development of the Kings Cross scene that Sydney is more familiar with today. Sydney Noir: The Golden Years, by Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern.NewSouth Publishing. Bonnette was born in Melbourne on June 8, 1935. The figure of Apollo flaying the satyr Marsyas embodies the pain associated with historical change. No. Movies like Two Hands (1999) and Dirty Deeds (2002) looked at the local underworld, as did the television series Underbelly 3: The Golden Mile. The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology Ancient Magic and Divination Editors Tzvi Abusch Ann K. Guinan Nils P. Heeel Fran. During the 1970s the BLF placed 'Green Bans' on socially undesirable demolition or development, and without builders' labourers the work could not proceed. When a woman deviated from this ideal, she was depicted as having suffered a fall from femininity. Share: The court heard the men were used as 'stooges' and sent in on a 'suicide mission' by taking advantage of their old age and dying influence in the underworld. Widow of murdered Sydney underworld figure confronts killer The widow of Sydney gangster John Macris has confronted her husband's alleged killer on the first day of the murder trial in Athens . Global film and theatrical production and distribution company. William Street was constructed in the early 1830s to allow ease of access to the newly erected mansions along the ridge line of Woolloomooloo Hill, recently renamed Darlinghurst by Governor Darling. Posted Wed 8 Sep 2021 at 10:02am, updated Wed 8 Sep 2021 at 9:22pm. He was the first Indigenous person to work as a director in the mainstream Australian theatre industry and was Australia's first Indigenous feature film director. Or the pioneers who stepped into the brave new world of the Womens police force? Although West's mill stood to the south of Kings Cross, in Darlinghurst, it was one of the first permanent European structures erected in the area. Despite protests, the last tram ran through Kings Cross in the early morning of Sunday 10 July 1960. [35] Work on the project began in June 1973 with bulk excavation of the sandstone for the cut-and-cover tunnel. Lawyer and public servant who shaped the first Federal government departments after Federation and was trusted counsellor of all attorney generals and governments between 1901 and 1932. From 1916 pubs closed at six o'clock, which produced a flourishing sly-grog scene in Sydney and Kings Cross. Novelist whose work is often set in Kings Cross. German born restaurateur who conducted a number of restaurants in the city from 1935 until 1954. In fact, the uncommon involvement of women in crime is most fascinating. In 1963 Frankie Davidson asked 'Have you ever been to see Kings Cross? With the [media]onset of an economic depression in the early 1840s, sale notices for new allotments being made out of other villa estates soon began appearing with regularity in the local newspapers. [21]. It's good to feel safe again!' The man described in the 1970s as the godfather of the Sydney underworld admits to dining with the likes of Abe Saffron and Lennie McPherson but stresses he had nothing to do socially with the criminal riff-raff and would not even go to pubs where crims drank. Barker had no intention of forgoing any of his land, while Macleay was equally reluctant to have the new main street running close to his residence. Barrister Avni Djemal said it was the exact opposite and that unpacking was usually reserved for low-level criminals as the job came with the most risk. Island in Sydney Harbour given by Arthur Phillip to the crew of the Sirius to grow their vegetables By 1858 it had become a naval base and was joined to the mainland by the construction of the Captain Cook Graving Dock in 1942. February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . The heady mix of underworld figures and artists made Kings Cross a tourist destination in its own city. Cafe proprietor and businessman who emigrated from Kythera Island in the early twentieth century. The police would call me up and warn me about him, tell me I had to get away from him or he'd kill me. Nobel Prize-winning novelist, essayist and playwright whose work was frequently set in Sydney and its suburbs. Closing time was not extended again until 1 February 1955. The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George? Smith survived a hit and run in 1986 where he suffered . This was upgraded to an electric system in 1905. I wanted to tell Abbys story alongside Linneys as it shows the connection women can have across generations and how empowering it can be. The increasingly lucrative trade in illicit fun encouraged more brazen attempts at turf control. A lifetime away and nearing death, Lyndsey reveals her story to Abigail Hollingsworth, a nurse at Kirkland Home for the Elderly. The combination of the Cross's bohemian past, its sleazy underworld reputation and its place in Sydney's imagination, has fed a vast collection of novels, poems, writings, musings, songs and movies based in or around its streets. Another underworld figure . Three ageing figures of the criminal underworld were sent in on a suicide mission to unpack $47million worth of cocaine imported into Australia, a court has heard (pictured, Kevin Theobald) ", Still, McPherson was a power in the land. First newspaper published in Sydney, from 5 March 1803 until 20 October 1842. Their proximity to the city, and the number of rooms that could be let as bedrooms, made them ideal for use as boarding or lodging houses for the ever-increasing city population. [27], Across Orwell Lane from the Roosevelt Club was the Minerva Theatre, opened in 1939. Figure 6: Institutions of "The West's Transnational Oligarchy." Manitou Foundation is listed under 1001 Nature Trust . Australia's involvement in the second world war began with Prime Minister Robert Menzies' radio announcement on 3 September 1939 that the country was at war, and ended with Japan's unconditionalsurrender on 14 August 1945. [36] The space above the tunnel was redeveloped and multistorey tower blocks and apartments were constructed. The mafia came to Australia with the Italian cane cutters who arrived in Queensland in the 1920s, and grew as the Italian population swelled with post-war migration. Randall 'Animal' Nelson was one of the founders ofthe Kings Cross Bikers Social and Welfare Club in 1989. Governor Darling's original [media]plan for these estates was that they would serve as an example to the wider population of what could be achieved in Sydney, and as a showcase of the growing prosperity of the colony. This stately home was converted to flats in the 1940s before being taken over by the American Red Cross for an officer's club during World War II. Estate of convict and landowner Thomas West surrounded by Darlinghurst, Paddington and Rushcutters Bay. He had connections everywhere: judges, politicians; he was accepted in a lot of different circles and he had a bit of class. I want readers to understand from Linneys story some of the experiences of the first women who worked in the police force in Sydney and, on the other sides of the law, the prostitutes who worked the streets of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills. The Coca-Cola sign that still dominates the top of the cross remains as one of the last survivors. A standover collector known for his near-pathological violence . The opening in 1916 of the Kings Cross Theatre, a picture palace showing movies and newsreels, marked the start of the area as an entertainment precinct. He won the Wynne Prize in 1944, 1962 and 1965 and the Sulman Prize in 1946 and 1948. Late night dining could be enjoyed at Harold's (Italian), the Soho or the Silver Grill which included outdoor dining. Celebrity agent and publicist who began his career promoting modern musicals in the 1970s. He won the 1944 Wynne Prize for his painting of McElhone Stairs. In 1952, with increasing numbers of migrants entering Australia, the All Nations Club was established by Sir Robert Garran at 50 Bayswater Road, with a mission to help new Australians to assimilate. Bonnette has spent a lot of his retirement going to shows and engaging in Western Riding, in which a rider dressed in cowboy gear has to put a horse through certain manoeuvres. [26] The Royal Australian Navy Women's Officers Club was also in Elizabeth Bay Road, while a combined Allied officers' residential club was opened in the mansion Kenneil opposite Cheverells. It's not, for Kings Cross exists in a permanent state of mutation, and herein lies its very existence its adaptability to change, its readiness to accept and absorb a new generation with new ideas yet still retain its unique sangfroid. What do you hope readers will learn from Linneys story? Nightclub on William St Kings Cross during the 1960s and 1970s. [28]. The estate and garden were to become world recognised before financial difficulties resulted in his son gaining control and its subsequent subdivision. David John Birnie and Catherine Margaret Birnie were an Australian husband and wife pair of serial killers from Perth, Australia. He goes to the gym and rides one of his 13 horses regularly, drives a Mercedes and, as he has done for years, travels overseas often. Darlinghurst Road between Victoria Street and Macleay Street was viewed by some as Sydney's answer to the West End of London, Charlottenburg of pre-war Berlin, or even the Montparnasse caf district of Paris. As a [media]place of refuge or escape, Kings Cross attracted many who suffered in its streets from violence, homelessness and addiction, especially from the 1970s. It contains significant nineteenth-century buildings as well as some of Sydney's earliest apartment buildings in the Art Deco style. I rang around to try to lay it off with other bookies and it turned out I was the only one that didn't know. Gangster who controlled several night clubs. It was Lennie, so I got in touch and said, with respect, 'I know it's your area. Asked to describe the two men, Bonnette says, "Fred could pick up the phone and get anything done like that [clicks his fingers]. 188, 3/6007; Photograph Description Book 1930" 1970,"- SRNSW, NRS 2497, No. [37] The Roosevelt nightclub had introduced topless showgirls in the early 1950s, and in 1959 the Staccato Club in Orwell Street opened as the first strip joint in Australia. Born Mark Elliot Zuckerberg May 14, 1984 (age 38) White Plains, New York, U.S. Education: Harvard University (dropped out) Occupations: Internet entrepreneur, philanthropist. While William Street provided a direct route to the city and beyond to the east, in bad weather the steep slope proved difficult for horse drawn vehicles and carts, often making the long detour via Oxford Street necessary. Definitely not. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Artist, occultist and pagan whose art reflected her beliefs in witchcraft. The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Was Jane 'Rewarded' by Thomas Cromwell. As early as 1939 plans were being made for the construction of a tunnel to take traffic under Kings Cross from Dowling Street to Roslyn Gardens. James Holledge penned Inside Kings Cross (1963) trading on the growing notoriety of the strip clubs and bars. Parks story, along with the years I lived in Darlinghurst and Surry Hills, inspired me in my writing of Sophia Lane. does the dog die in hondo; dhgate marc jacobs dupe; natural scents for candles. This is now 'the Cross', with its bars and clubs, sleaze mixed with sophistication and sensation. He stopped us earning money. Aidan Wondracz For Daily Mail Australia The so-called good Australian woman was expected to thrive in her domestic life as a wife and mother. The Kings Cross Theatre was converted into a live music venue, Surf City, in the early 1960s, catering to the growing rock 'n' roll scene in Sydney. That was about the time he left Melbourne because, he says, "I hit a bit of a hurdle down there and was told it was best I left. Madam, sly-grog operator, drug trader and underworld figure. It's not like it used to be, they'll say. Artist, writer and diarist who was well known for his studies of the young male nude. Tickets Oct 22, 2022 Sound Summit. CHEQUERS: Location: Gouldburn St, Sydney. While groceries, fruit shops and 'ham and beef shops' catered to the residents of the area, Kings Cross began to develop a reputation for night-time entertainment and dining, and an increasing number of cafs, restaurants, saloons and entertainment venues also began to open. An underworld shark who bit off more than he could chew when he went after the Great Bookie Robbers, led by the brilliant Ray Bennett, who in April 1976 grabbed an estimated $2 million on . How standover tactics brought a Sydney underworld figure and carpet seller together. 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