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By Melbourne Historical Crime Tours

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥5,408 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
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Overview

    • Step back in time to the 1850s and 1950s on a true crime pub crawl
    • Explore Collingwood's dark past with true crime author Michael Shelford
    • Visit 4 historic pubs and learn about the area's criminal history
    • Hear stories of youth gangs, illegal gambling, and police corruption
    • Enjoy the chance to buy a drink or a bite to eat at each venue

Activity location

    • Melbourne
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 333 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia | We meet inside the Birmingham Hotel. The tour guide will SMS you prior to the tour to let you know where we will be sitting.
    • Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

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Collingwood Crime Crawl

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 2:00PM
Price details
￥5,408 x 2 Adults￥10,816
Total
Price is ￥10,816
Until Fri, Nov 20
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour with true crime author Michael Shelford
  • Inclusions
    Visit to four historic pubs
  • Inclusions
    Free tour booklet with photos of the characters discussed, old streetscapes, and crime scene maps from the original police files
  • Exclusions
    Drinks and food at the pubs

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Intoxication

What you can expect

  • Join a pub crawl through time, from the 1850s to the 1950s, with true crime author Michael Shelford. Travel back to a time when Collingwood’s streets were run by youth gangs known as 'larrikin pushes'. Discover when Collingwood was considered by police to be “the home of Melbourne’s criminals” and was also home to Australia’s largest illegal gambling enterprise known as John Wren’s Collingwood Tote.

    Learn about youth gang wars, murder, shootings, cop bashings, illegal gambling, sly grog shops (speakeasies), corruption, and most importantly - booze. Visit four pubs in three hours, with a chance to buy a drink or a bite to eat at each venue.

    Meet at the Birmingham Hotel and then it’s all downhill from there, literally. Visit the Birmingham Hotel, Albion Hotel, Bendigo Hotel, and the Yarra Hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    • Melbourne
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 333 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia | We meet inside the Birmingham Hotel. The tour guide will SMS you prior to the tour to let you know where we will be sitting.
    • Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia