In 1870, a mysterious writer for the Sydney Morning Herald (The Flâneur) shocked polite society with a daring exposé series titled ‘Sydney by Night’. His first target? The infamous slums of The Rocks — a labyrinth of crumbling terraces, drunk sailors, riotous gangs, opium dens and treacherous lanes where vice, violence, and poverty thrived in the shadows of respectability.
Join historian Elliot Lindsay as he guides you through the forgotten alleys of Sydney’s oldest quarter, following the flâneur’s trail into the dark heart of colonial life. With rare then-and-now photographs and your own printed copy of the original article in hand, this immersive walking tour plunges you into the world the upper classes were never meant to see.
