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Moonlight State Fortitude Valley Crime Tour
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22 Ratings
Fortitude Valley
Explore Brisbane's dark past on a 2-hour crime tour with historian Jack Sim. Uncover secrets of Fortitude Valley's notorious 1970s/80s underworld.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Brisbane - Uncover Brisbane’s dark past from the 1970s and 80s on this 2-hour guided walking tour through the notorious Fortitude Valley, where illegal casinos, strip clubs, and brothels thrived. Also, visit the site of the infamous and tragic Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing!
What's Included
- 2-hour True Crime tour
- Experienced tour guide
- Historic area
Additional Information
JACK SIM presents THE ORIGINAL FORTITUDE VALLEY CRIME TOUR - RESEARCHED BY LOCAL HOMICIDE HISTORIAN Jack Sim - running Brisbane’s Crime Tours for 25 years
Discover the seedy underbelly of Brisbane in the 1970s/80s on this 2 hour guided walking tour through infamous Fortitude Valley – where illegal casinos, strip-clubs and brothels were the norm – and visit the site of the notorious and tragic Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing! The events in this place led to the notorious Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption. Crooked crims lurk on every corner, and there are many shadowy tales to be told… Our competition completely this copied original tour, like they did our other BLOODY BRISBANE CBD CRIME TOUR. Disgusting, unethical behaviour.
Brisbane’s original true crime tours are researched and operated by crime-writer Jack Sim, publisher of the Murder Trails Series Podcast and the books BLOODY BRISBANE Volumes 1 & 2.
- Crime Tours are not suitable for children under 10 years.
- All children under and including the age of 15 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
- All travellers must have be fully vaccinated to attend the tour (unless you have a valid exemption or under the age of 16) - Proof of vaccination or exemption must be shown at check-in or you will be refused entry. No refund granted.
- Clients must be wearing flat-soled enclosed shoes. If you are wearing thongs, sandals or high heels you will be declined entry. No refund granted.
- Each guest is required to bring their own torch. Torch apps on smart phones are suitable.
Location
327A Brunswick St
Brunswick Street
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your tour for check-in.
Meet at the top of the Brunswick Street Mall. Outside the Royal George Hotel (RG's) - Look for our tour guide wearing the Crime Tours Australia uniform.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Mamameerkat40
Feb 3, 2024
There's more to our capital city than meets the eye! - What an intriguing history our capital city has. We heard some of the darker stories of the 1980s that occurred in Fortitude Valley. Crime, corruption and murder! What's not to like. Our guide was knowledgeable on the subject and was able to answer questions posed by the group. Looking forward to signing up for another tour in the series in the near future.
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Amyb1467
Jan 14, 2024
Interesting and engaging - I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. The information was really interesting and at the right level to inform but not overwhelm the audience (even our teenager maintained interest!). The guide was really engaging and clearly enjoyed sharing the stories. I loved that she suggested online resources if we were interested in digging deeper into any of the stories.
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Stay174904
Oct 21, 2023
Excellent true crime tour and host - Molly knew the script perfectly and delivered it brilliantly!!! Such a great tour - highly recommend to anyone and everyone visiting Brisbane !!! Thanks so much :)
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L3186fnkirstenh
Oct 1, 2023
Fabulous tour and guide - Very pleased we booked this tour, hosted by fabulous tour guide - Molly.
Enjoyed being able to view photos and news articles of the time while at the different sites. Molly was very knowledgeable, well spoken, funny and friendly. She answered our questions and pointed out areas that may be of further interest to us.
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Belle
Apr 10, 2023
100% recommend going on this tour!! - i absolutely loved this tour. the level of detail that went into the stories of Fortitude Valley’s shady past was incredible. our tour guide molly made it such an immersive experience, showing us photographs of people, buildings and signage and even old video footage from the era, which helped in understanding the wider context of what was happening in Fortitude Valley in the 70s and 80s. I felt like i was transported into a different time and seeing the Valley through a whole new set of eyes! We all had a few laughs at various points of the tour but Molly was very respectful when it came to the victims of the crimes we were hearing about. You can tell that she cares about the stories she is telling. Overall, Molly was an excellent speaker and her story telling was cohesive and captivating and kept us wanting to know more. A lot of effort went into research of this tour, which i appreciate as someone who has a passion for Brisbane’s history. My Dad and i had a wonderful time and are looking forward to going on another one of your tours!
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Phoebea221
Apr 3, 2023
Great Guide and good info. - Very poised and knowledgeable Guide. Molly was very professional. Very interesting histories, but I would maybe suggest just a little less detail on each crime scene and perhaps a couple of extra stops on the guide instead. Very informative though and a worthwhile afternoon! We'll see you at a ghost tour.
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X8651yxgavinm
Apr 2, 2023
Entertaining and informative, been a local all my life and learned something new! - I went on this tour with my daughter never done something like this before. Our tour guide Molly did a fantastic job, she went into great detail about the criminal going ons of the era. She was well spoken and passionate about the stories she told. Definitely recommend to everyone tourists and locals - I was a valley regular in the late 80s and still learned so many new facts about that time. A well researched, well presented tour
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Patricia
Mar 3, 2023
A visit to Brisbane’s dark side - This tour was excellent. We went on this as a birthday present for a member of our group who is a crime buff. This was very interesting as we toured the sites of old illegal casinos, brothels and the sites of unsolved murders and bombing.
The pace of the tour was good and although there was walking it was not taxing.
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of back story behind the crimes.
If you are interested in some of the dark history of Brisbane I would recommend this tour.
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Brisbanemememe
Feb 15, 2023
Super tour and great guide! - What a fabulous tour! Being a local, I knew a lot about the events, but to get so much of the background story was a real treat. Our guide was amazing; she really explained the stories so well. (Not just repeating a rehearsed script!). If you have any interest in the what The Valley was like in the 80's, I'm sure you will enjoy this tour.
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B3460uonatashas
Nov 25, 2023
Great tour! - Another great tour! Sam and Jack did an awesome job. It was great learning more about the crimes in Brisbane- very interesting. One suggestion - the traffic is very distracting given it’s in the main part of fortitude valley - it may be beneficial to try and find corners really out of the way so everyone can hear the speaker. Other than that, we had a great time!
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