Fitzroy True Crime Walking Tour

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A laneway next to a former brothel on Young St, Fitzroy
At the scene of a 1917 gangland killing
Fitzroy True Crime Tour
Fitzroy True Crime Tour
At the scene of the attempted murder of a police officer c.1919
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About

Explore Melbourne's oldest suburb, a place where the city's most notorious criminals lived 100 years ago. Along the way you will stop outside buildings which were once brothels, sly grog shops (speakeasies) and dens of thieves.

The narrative follows Fitzroy's journey from a wealthy and fashionable suburb through to the post World War I era when the district erupted into Australia's greatest ever gang war. The tours are designed and delivered by writer and historian, Michael Shelford, and based on original source material from the old police files. You will receive a free booklet with photos of the criminals featured on the tour.

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Price range

From $45 To $50 per person

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Where you'll be

11 Nicholson Street

Carlton Victoria 3053

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