Dictionary of Sydney: Tilly Devine

Last week Nicole chatted about Kate Leigh the sly-grog queen — on this week’s Dictionary of Sydney Dr Lisa Murray introduces us to her nemesis. Tilly Devine, born Matilda Mary Twiss who came to Sydney in 1920 and became a formidable figure in the city’s underworld, particularly in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst.

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