This article is about razor gangs in Australia. For razor gangs in England, see Brighton razor gangs. For razor gangs in Scotland, see Glasgow razor gangs.
Razor Gang areas of Sydney, 1927
Razor gangs were criminal gangs who dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. After the passage of the Pistol Licensing Act 1927, the Parliament of New South Wales imposed severe penalties for carrying concealed firearms and handguns. In response, Sydney gangland figures began to use razors as their preferred weapons (particularly due to their capacity to inflict disfiguring scars).[1]
^Writer, Larry (24 August 2018). Razor: A true story of slashers, gangsters, prostitutes and sly grog. Pan. ASIN 0330363352.
Razorgangs were criminal gangs who dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. After the passage of the Pistol Licensing Act 1927, the Parliament...
The Glasgow razorgangs were violent gangs that existed in the East End and South Side of Glasgow, Scotland in the late 1920s and 1930s and were named...
The Brighton razorgangs were groups of razor-wielding youths involved in racketeering on the local racecourses in the 1930s and 1940s. They formed the...
criminal gang used the straight razor as a weapon of terror and are attributed as Australia's first 'razorgang', at the beginning of a period of gang violence...
towards the end. Razorgangs were notorious criminal gangs operating in and around Sydney throughout 1920s and 30s. The term "razorgang" refers to the...
She was involved in a wide range of activities, including sly-grog, razorgangs, and prostitution, and became a famous folk figure in Sydney during the...
for stolen property. She was a leading figure in the notorious Sydney razorgang wars. She was known for her continuing feud with fellow vice-regal underworld...
television mini-series Underbelly: Razor. Cameron was associated with the cocaine-fuelled ravages of the razorgang violence of that era, commonly associated...
Gleeson) is the leader of the Billy Boys and a member of the Glasgow razorgang. He is first introduced following the Wall Street Crash and is responsible...
Colombian necktie Dueling scar Glasgow kiss/Glaswegian kiss Glasgow razorgangs Glasgow's miles better – 1980s advertising campaign Joker (The Dark Knight)...
originated in the 1920s as the signature song of one of the Glasgow razorgangs led by Billy Fullerton and later became viewed to reflect the long-running...
Lillian Armfield. Razorgangs – historical context of the Sydney 'razorgang' conflicts of the twenties and thirties. Underbelly: Razor – 13-part drama...
for their role in the recent 'razorgang war' in Sydney. Thomas Kelly had just been acquitted of shooting Frank 'Razor Jack' Hayes with intent to do grievous...
were a large Catholic sectarian street gang active in Glasgow. It was one of the popular Glasgow razorgangs, and was active from the 1880s to the 1960s...
War I. The folk etymology of Peaky Blinder is that the gang members would stitch disposable razor blades into the peaks of their flat caps, which could...
Scotland, BBC Scotland, 11 November 2013, archived from the original on 20 December 2021, retrieved 19 October 2018 Glasgow Gangs Glasgow razorgangs...
(defunct) Lenny's gang (1960s) Mr Sin's gangRazorgangs (1920s) Melbourne Carlton Crew Moran family Williams family Pettingill family Richmond gang Perth Salvator...
Fitzroy razorgang. January – Chicago saloon owner John Costanaro, a distributor for the Sheldon Gang, is killed by a rival bootlegging gang. January...
the battle was over, Razor Fist was arrested along with other members of the Hood's gang. Under the employ of White Dragon, Razor Fist murders undercover...
Glasgow razorgangs, named after their weapon of choice. One of Glasgow's most notorious gangs were the Billy Boys, a sectarian anti-Catholic gang, who were...
demolished, but re-built in a contemporary style) with the hard men and the razorgangs. Whatever its literary or other merits, for many years it was regarded...
dangerous criminals in the 1920s. He was a member of Kate Leigh's razorgang during the Sydney gang wars that also involved Tilly Devine and Phil Jeffs. Dalton...
Municipal Inquiry, The West Australian (6 April 1898) Whiticker. pp12 – 25 "RazorGang Feuds – Tilly Devine vs Kate Leigh", Dimensions in Time, ABC "EVENTS –...
Charlie "Chubby Charles" Manning-Walker, guitarists Ethan Stahl and Tom "Razor" Hardwick, bassist Maegan Brooks Mills and drummer Joe McMahon, the band...
during the 1930s, 1940's and 1950s, when she was closely involved with the razorgang milieu of that era of organised crime within that city. During her criminal...
Global Information