Uncover the fascinating story behind Sydney’s Luna Park as award-winning author and journalist Helen Pitt launches her intriguing new book on the iconic venue in conversation with acclaimed investigative reporter Kate McClymont.
Together, they’ll traverse an extraordinary history filled with con men and criminals, crooked cops, failed politicians and movie moguls. From the engineering feats of its construction in the dark days of the Depression to the tragic deaths of six boys and a father in the 1979 Ghost Train fire – one of Sydney’s most heartbreaking unsolved mysteries – and despite financial disasters, legal battles and closures, Luna Park survives, glittering by the water.
Presented by Waverley Council’s Talks & Ideas program and Gertrude & Alice Bookstore.
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