Abe Saffron
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Abraham Gilbert Saffron was an Australian hotelier, nightclub owner, and property developer who was one of the major figures in organised crime in Australia in the latter half of the 20th century.
Saffron at the Roosevelt Club in Kings Cross, Sydney in 1950.
The Ghost Train, Luna Park, Sydney, c. 1955
Luna Park Sydney
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Luna Park Sydney is a heritage-listed amusement park located in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. It is one of Sydney's most famous landmarks and has
Abe Saffron
…In March 2021 ABC Television aired an investigative documentary series, The Ghost Train Fire, which directly implicated Saffron in an arson plot at Luna Park Sydney in 1979 that resulted in the deaths of seven people, including six children. Former senior police officers testified on camera that Saffron ordered the…
The Face, Luna Park's main entrance
Luna Park Glenelg. Rides from this park formed the basis of its subsequent Sydney counterpart.
Performers from the Hollywood Hotel revue riding the Big Dipper in 1938.
Luna Park lighted windmill, Nov 1948