🏨 Melbourne Historical Walking Tour: Crime, Gangsters & Lolly Shops Activity

Melbourne Historical Walking Tour: Crime, Gangsters & Lolly Shops

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Melbourne, Melbourne

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Take a walk through downtown Melbourne and learn of an era in which there was much more on offer at the local confectionery store than just lollies and soft drinks. Explore Melbourne’s underworld c.1870’s to 1930’s, an era in which Melbourne’s downtown slum district, ‘Little Lon’, was mostly run by women. Learn about the battle for supremacy, madams who stood their ground against well-known gangsters such as Squizzy Taylor, and an all-female crime syndicate known as ‘The Combine’. Stop outside buildings which were once brothels and sly grog shops (speak easies), and hear the stories of what occurred within their walls and on the streets and laneways around them.

Shootings, bombings, bashings, brothels, robberies, opium, cocaine and sly grog (speak easies).

The tour is designed and delivered by writer and historian, Michael Shelford.

What's Included

A tour booklet featuring photos of the characters discussed along the way.

What's Not Included

Please bring along your own food and drinks.

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 16 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 64
SENIOR: Age: 65 - 120

Additional Info

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Little Lon Distilling Co.

Little Lon Distilling Co is a Gin Distillery which operates from Melbourne CBD's only surviving single story cottage. It also happens to be a former house of ill repute. You will hear stories of the cottage's former inhabitants, sourced from original police files.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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