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245 10 a| Sydney noirh| [electronic resource] :b| the golden years /c| Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern.;

260 a| Sydney, N.S.W., Australia :b| NewSouth Publishing,c| 2017.;

300 a| xiii, 330 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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520 a| The first ever book devoted entirely to the golden years of the Sydney underworld. In the late 1960s Sydney was one of the most prosperous places on earth and one of the most corrupt. A large proportion of the population was engaged in illegal gambling and other activities that made colourful characters such as Lennie McPherson, Abe Saffron and George Freeman wealthy and, to many, folk heroes. Thousands of American soldiers on their seven-day leave from Vietnam turned Kings Cross, with its strip shows and night clubs, into one big party. The whole corrupt carnival was run by the police in an arrangement known as 'the joke'. They could just about get away with that term because heroin had not yet turned the underworld into the killing machine it would soon become. Two of the main jokers were also lovers: vice queen Shirley Brifman and violent detective Fred Krahe. In Sydney Noir Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern revisit this dark yet fascinating chapter of Sydney's history, telling stories that would be unbelievable were they not true. Finally, they make the bold argument that premier of the time, Sir Robert Askin, may not have been as guilty of corruption as many have claimed.;

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Sydney noir the golden years / Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern.

Author/creator	Duffy, Michael, 1957-
Other author	Hordern, Nick.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Sydney, N.S.W., Australia : NewSouth Publishing, 2017.
Description	xiii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Crime--New South Wales. --Sydney. Corruption--New South Wales. --Sydney. Organized crime--New South Wales. --Sydney.

Abstract	The first ever book devoted entirely to the golden years of the Sydney underworld. In the late 1960s Sydney was one of the most prosperous places on earth and one of the most corrupt. A large proportion of the population was engaged in illegal gambling and other activities that made colourful characters such as Lennie McPherson, Abe Saffron and George Freeman wealthy and, to many, folk heroes. Thousands of American soldiers on their seven-day leave from Vietnam turned Kings Cross, with its strip shows and night clubs, into one big party. The whole corrupt carnival was run by the police in an arrangement known as 'the joke'. They could just about get away with that term because heroin had not yet turned the underworld into the killing machine it would soon become. Two of the main jokers were also lovers: vice queen Shirley Brifman and violent detective Fred Krahe. In Sydney Noir Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern revisit this dark yet fascinating chapter of Sydney's history, telling stories that would be unbelievable were they not true. Finally, they make the bold argument that premier of the time, Sir Robert Askin, may not have been as guilty of corruption as many have claimed.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017416129
ISBN	9781742235448 (pbk.)

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