Walk The History of Newtown

A Gentle Two-Hour Guided Walking Tour


A Historical Walking Tour of Newtown

On this tour, you will explore the old suburbs of Erskineville, Macdonaldtown and Newtown. Hear strange stories from the past in the old laneways. Then explore the Newtown cemetery and hear the forgotten stories of its interns. Your guide is a qualified Sydney historian and archaeologist.

Here is an example of the kind of stories you will hear on the tour: The Newtown Gold Rush Hoax Murder of 1852.


What you will see on the Newtown Walking Tour

You will explore the many laneways and listen to stories from Newtown’s grand and bohemian past.

  • Sydney’s grandest Victorian-era mansions.
  • The Macdonaldtown massacre that resulted in the suburb being removed from the map. (1890s)
  • Visit the graves of Charles Dickens’ Ms Havisham and several other headstones with stories of mystery, amazement and tragedy.
  • The Dunbar ship wreck tragedy
  • The King Street siege (1910s)
  • Communist revolutionaries
  • Historical scenes of scandal and vice.

About the Tour

Adult$45.00
Student$35.00
Probus$35.00

Tours start at Erswkineville Square opposite Erskinville Railway Station and run approximately 2 hours. Finish at the historical Courthouse Hotel near Newtown Station.

To book a tour refer to the calendar below and choose a date and time that suits you.

If you are interested in booking a private tour email elliot@murdersmostfoul.com or call 0431922619.



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