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Dark Tales

Welcome to dark tales.
​books, tours and talks that bring the dark history of sydney's inner west to life.

The aim is simple, to give people a new way to explore the suburbs they see every day.

My first book 
Dark Tales of Lost Leichhardt was written to reignite interest in the formerly bustling suburb of Leichhardt, Sydney.  It covers 100 years, from the disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt in 1848 to the mid-1950s.  The book includes tales such as the female highway robber on Parramatta Road, the cunning larrikin gangs of Norton Street and the truth that lies buried beneath Pioneers Memorial Park.  For younger readers, there is an informative, history-based version -the Younger Person's Edition. 

On The Edge: More Dark Tales of Sydney's Inner West maps the dark tales and historical true crime events from suburbs that share a border with Leichhardt - Annandale, Balmain, Haberfield, Lilyfield, Petersham and Rozelle.  You can buy the whole book, or the Annandale and Balmain and Rozelle-focused editions.  Find out about Balmain's coal mine catastrophe, the Basher Gangs of Rozelle, the underbelly of Annandale and the role of Petersham in the Pyjama Girl Murder.

And for those of you who like a walk, tales from Dark Tales and On The Edge have been expanded into a walking guide, spanning Leichhardt, Haberfield and Lilyfield - the 
Ten Walks of Terror.

I am now focusing on Inner West Sydney's most notable streets, with Dark Tales of King Street Newtown just published. There will be more to come, so please step in and immerse yourself in a world that lies underneath the everyday in the Inner West of Sydney.  I am a long-time Leichhardt resident, social researcher and local history buff.

Heather, Owner and Founder, Dark Tales xx

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Walking tour
Fig tree in Sydney's Inner West
A bridge and underpass in Sydney
Broughton hall
Standing in Pioneers Memorial Park, Leichhardt
Three men in silhouette in Sydney
A surreal take on King Street of Newtown, featuring pink buildings and a stormy sky
Author H L Jones who writes true crime books about Sydney's Inner West
Images of a police shootout in Newtown, NSW
Image of Darky Sullivan, Leslie George Tickner, who was shot in Newtown, NSW
Scary visual of a Newtown NSW pub
Images from the trial of Yvonne Fletcher the husband poisoner
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