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Razorhurst



This is a journey into the dark past of Sydney during the 1920s and 30s. A time when some of the most terrifying criminals in Australia's history waged war with razor and gun. Where vice queens and gangsters ruled, financed by the spoils of illegal drugs and alcohol, prostitution, gambling and extortion. Here battles raged within the confines of menacing laneways and pitch black streets in an inner city area that became known as Razorhurst.

Adapted from the award winning book Razor, by Larry Writer © 2001, Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd. Find out more >> about the book Razor by Larry Writer at Pan Macmillan. Buy the book >>
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