Shortcut: The "Sharpie" Gangs
Australian True Crime
Bravecasting
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
The Sharpies were probably Australia's most fashionable gang in 1960s/70s Australia.
Their clothing was custom made from European tailors and their hairstyles were unmistakable.
Our guest for today's episode is Author and Social Worker, Julie Mac. Julie herself was a proud Sharpie in the 1970s, and she's here to tell us who the Sharpies really were beyond the violent headlines.
You can purchase Julie's latest book "TAILS" here.
You can purchase signed copies of Julie's work here.
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Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Julie Mac
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| 0:00.0 | Sydney, you are the first cab off the rank this Friday for our Australian True Crime Live Show tour. |
| 0:07.0 | If you haven't got your tickets yet, make sure you go to the link in the bio now to see what tickets are available. |
| 0:13.6 | Come and see criminologist Dr. Zanthi Mallet as we dive into some really interesting |
| 0:19.2 | true crime stories in person. |
| 0:21.2 | Brisbane and Melbourne, we still have tickets for our live shows |
| 0:25.8 | on Saturday and Sunday. The Melbourne Live Show features retired homicide |
| 0:30.3 | detective Charlie Bazina so check the link in the description of this |
| 0:33.7 | podcast to secure your tickets. This is a true crime podcast as the title |
| 0:39.2 | suggests. So please consider this your warning that it's not suitable for children and it probably will contain content that may be triggering to some people. |
| 0:47.0 | Also, it's an Australian true crime podcast so Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners should be aware it may contain the voices of deceased people. |
| 0:57.0 | The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded. |
| 1:10.0 | They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging. |
| 1:17.0 | As well as its swinging discotex, Melbourne now has about 60 Saturday night dancers. |
| 1:24.0 | But most of the discotex and dancers, there's the danger of brawls between the |
| 1:28.0 | sharpies and the mods. The mods tend to have long hair and wear |
| 1:32.0 | mod gear. The sharpies have short hair and some... The vicious to these fights get? Oh pretty vicious. A couple of chaps the other week. A couple of |
| 1:45.0 | mods who just got in hospital for with Bruce Ribs and a few cuts. What do they use to fight with? Steel bars, block shines, and bricks. |
| 1:56.0 | Yes, bricks. |
| 1:57.0 | It normally happens when you meet a moderate street. |
| 2:00.0 | Well, they look at you once, you ignore them. |
| 2:03.0 | They look at you twice, you ask them what they want. |
| 2:05.0 | They look at your third time, you block it. |
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