Razor gang

Razor gang

Razor gangs were criminal gangs that dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. The choice of razors as preferred weapons reflected laws imposing severe penalties for carrying concealed firearms, and the capacity of razors to inflict disfiguring scars. [http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s485143.htm Razor Gang Feuds – Tilly Devine vs Kate Leigh] [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Razor-story-slashers-gangsters-prostitutes/dp/0330363352 Razor: A true story of slashers, gangsters, prostitutes and sly grog by Larry Writer]

The two major razor gangs were associated with prominent madams, Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine.

The term "razor gang" was subsequently used in Australian politics as a nickname for a group of Cabinet ministers, charged with cutting government spending. [http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,23305662-462,00.html Razor gang to keep slashing - Tanner] .

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • razor-gang — /ˈreɪzə gæŋ/ (say rayzuh gang) verb (t) 1. to cut back or abolish (a project) as a result of the review of a razor gang. –adjective 2. of or relating to a razor gang: a razor gang approach to budgets …  

  • razor gang — /ˈreɪzə gæŋ/ (say rayzuh gang) noun 1. an underworld gang using razors as weapons against rivals and victims. 2. (also upper case) Colloquial a government committee which reviews all expenditure with the aim of cutting back wherever possible:… …  

  • Razor gang — government committee which reviews all expenditure with the aim of cutting back wherever possible …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • razor gang — Australian Slang government committee which reviews all expenditure with the aim of cutting back wherever possible …   English dialects glossary

  • razor gang — The name applied to the Committee for Review of Commonwealth Functions, chaired by Treasurer Phillip Lynch in 1981, under the Fraser government of the time. Since then, the term has been applied to any similar committee or organisation that is… …   Australian idioms

  • Steppin' Razor (comics) — For other use of the term see Steppin Razor Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Steppin Razor real name= unrevealed species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= #4 (October 1994) creators= Ian Edginton writer Douglas H …   Wikipedia

  • The Numbers Gang — In Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town Years active 1911–present Territory All prisons in South Africa Ethnicity Primarily Cape Coloureds and Black Africans Criminal activities Extortion, Rape, Inmate Prostitution, Murder …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Flush Gang — Superteambox imagesize= caption=Royal Flush Gang vs JLA, art by George Pérez team name=Royal Flush Gang publisher=DC Comics debut= Justice League of America #43 March (1966) creators=Gardner Fox (writer) Mike Sekowsky (artist) base= members=Ace… …   Wikipedia

  • Five Points Gang — The Five Points Gang was a 19th century criminal organization based in the Sixth Ward (The Five Points) of New York City.The Five PointsIn Manhattan the area where five streets: Anthony (now Worth), Orange (now Baxter), Mulberry (same name),… …   Wikipedia

  • Five Points Gang — Die Five Points Gang oder einfach Five Pointers war eine berüchtigte, von Italienern dominierte Gang Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in New York City. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Organisation und Territorium 2 Konflikt mit der Eastman Gang 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”