Tilly Devine
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Matilda Mary Devine, also known as Tilly Devine, was an English Australian organised crime boss. She was involved in a wide range of activities, including sly-grog, razor gangs, and prostitution, and
Tilly Devine in 1925
Jim Devine in 1939
Woolloomooloo
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Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1.5 km east of the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is
Tilly Devine
…became prominent illegal narcotics dealers, brothel owners and crime gangs members in the Sydney criminal milieu. Tilly Devine, known as the ‘Queen of Woolloomooloo’ ran a string of brothels centred around Darlinghurst and the Cross, and in particular, Palmer Street. Kate Leigh, known as the ‘Queen of Surry Hills…
Woolloomooloo Bay and the Finger Wharf. 2012
Woolloomooloo Bay in 1855 (watercolour)
Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, 1866
Artspace Visual Arts Centre. 2026