Alice’s Journeys Walking Tours – Daylesford Dark History True & Fictional Crime
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Discover dark stories of murder, mayhem, and mysterious crimes of Daylesford & surrounds on this 90-minute guided walk.
Set within the living museum town backdrop, this is a unique ‘dark history’ walking tour of Daylesford, led by Alice’s Journeys Walking Tours.
This collection of unbelievable stories, will take you on a journey from the 1840s, through 1860s and 1870s, 1920s and the 1980s, accessing key sites including the infamous police lockup, heritage listed former Daylesford Court House and Daylesford Town Hall. Find out if truth is indeed stranger than fiction?
This is our exclusive Daylesford Words in Winter event. Inspired by Australian writers including Kerry Greenwood, Les Pitt, Beck Lister and volunteers at the Daylesford Museum, this walk will follow the notorious happenings of the corrupt judiciary, brothels, Chinese opium dens and much more!
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Hosts : Alice’s Journeys Local Walking Guides : Michelle and Daizy
Michelle loves true crime podcasts and this has enticed her to want to share stories from the dark side of this wonderful local hood here in Daylesford. People’s lives and histories fascinate her curiousity to know what went on in the past, particularly as our needs have changed over time….where does that lead us to! Daizy's your local, independent, caring and knowledgeable tour guide. As a 25 year resident of the Central Highlands and Melbourne, Daizy combines her extensive research and passion for local history with her economic history qualifications to take you on an in-depth journey into this region's stories, culture, architecture, environment, art and more.
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