AHP-137-Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and the Razor gang Wars

Aussie History Podcast by Malcolm Cook

Mar 26, 202231:43Society & Culture

In the 1930s the inner suburbs of Sydney were in turmoil as rival gangs fought it out for supremacy in what was called the Razor Gang Wars'. The Razor Gangs were led by two women - Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh. We also pa...

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