The criminal underworld of Sydney in the 1840s

Featuring extracts from the Registry of Flash Men narrated by 'William Augustus Miles' (aka Fabian LoSchiavo)
This is a unique insight into the criminal underworld in Sydney during the 1840s. The volume was kept as an official surveillance record by William Augustus Miles who was Superintendent, then Commissioner, of Sydney Police in New South Wales from July 1840 to July 1848. Miles held the belief that much crime was caused by the contamination of innocent people, and that most of the crime in Sydney was the result of former convicts mixing with free immigrants. He believed that the criminal class required constant surveillance by the police.
The complete manuscript and transcription of William Augustus Miles Registry of Flash Men, together with many other records from the seedier side of our past can be found on State Records website at: www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-a...

[@Dunawori1957]

Excellent. I love the way that this has been filmed and all the information in it

[@leanneblake4248]

Fabulous , love it. Thank you so much.

[@tippngthevelvet]

Bringing political and social history alive, it's fabulous.

[@petersmith9771]

Outstanding. Would have loved to live in those days. Great. Excellent.

[@xzz6845]

No you wouldn’t trust me these weren’t the best of days especially in Sydney they were boring depressing riddled with disease and if your a person of colour by any chance you wouldn’t last long

[@xfistedwaffle3167]

You watch too many movies bud

[@barrygiddey9139]

Very interesting video thanks for that!

[@tompchromedome]

now days they are called politicians

[@Jeansieguy]

I did not know any of this before, thanks.

[@kevinherbert4256]

brilliant!!!!

[@user-uo7fw5bo1o]

A new city in a new colony on a new continent and yet it's full of Victorian slums like Bloomfield where people are crowded into the most _dirty_ places!

[@stevenwebb3634]

Interesting how the superintendent has an Australian accent despite not being from Australia.

[@valziexuglyforehead3916]

dose any body think that it is strange how developed sydney is in the photos only 50 years after the first fleet.i think this story is made up so we dont notice these things.i would rather see a story on some of the people who built the place.not a made up crook

[@Jimmison007]

I am sure there are many great stories about Sydney out there you just need to find them.

[@BaChNiEr]

No shit these photo's are from after 1840, the first photograph ever taken was in 1839... The story is true and the photos are there to set the scene.

[@MrsTrohman666]

I don’t fault them for using early photos of sydney. People react well to seeing actual photos as opposed to paintings etc

[@xzz6845]

Australian organised crime was way organised back in the day it’s stopped becoming organised in the 2010s and starting becoming a social media flex 😂😂😂