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Take a walk through the streets of Sydney during #underbelly #razor

Fans of the the TV series Underbelly Razor will be interested to see this map of Sydney from c.1930, the era of the infamous razor gangs. Imagine the figures of Kate, Tilly and Jim (pictured below in 1923,1939 and in 1932 respectively) as they walked through these streets……..

The Razor Gang areas of Sydney

Larger version on Flickr

Views of Sydney, 1926

To see more images of “old” Sydney take a look at State Records NSW’s photostream on Flickr.

See also

NSW Maps Online

There are fantastic resources available online for users and lovers of all things cartographic. The Parish Map Preservation Project was commenced in 1997 and aimed to digitise the over 35,000 maps, recording land administration in New South Wales since 1792. These maps are now publically viewable through the Department of Lands website.