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Abraham Gilbert Saffron (6 October 1919 – 15 September 2006) was an Australian hotelier, nightclub owner, and property developer who was one of the major figures in organised crime in Australia in the latter half of the 20th century. [1]
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Abraham Saffron was one of the most powerful and successful of Sydney’s crime bosses, and also the most unusual. Most of his money came not from standing over other illegal businesses, but from owning and running his own entertainment venues.
Nov 14, 2023 · The Rise of “Sin of Sydney”. At the age of 15, Abe Saffron began his business career with his family’s enterprise in the diaper industry. Born in Annandale, New South Wales, in 1919, he later enlisted in the Australian Army and attained the rank of corporal before his discharge in January 1944.
Mar 16, 2021 · Abe Saffron, Australia’s most famous crime figure, may have died last September, just three weeks shy of his 87th birthday, but he is still calling the shots.
Mar 9, 2024 · Abe Saffron, aka "Mr Sin," the Kings Cross gangster with his hands in gambling, prostitution, liquor, and property, who was alleged to have great interest in the Sydney Harbour land Luna Park...
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Apr 10, 2021 · Dudley Doherty graduated from playing the euphonium in a Salvation Army band to the wartime military, where he made the acquaintance of an up-and-coming lad, Corporal Abe Saffron. Right up until his death, Doherty, by then a key intelligence operative, did 'Mr Sin's' books.
Jul 20, 2021 · The owner of the Carousel Club was Sydney crime boss Abe Saffron, who has recently been linked to the Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park in 1979 that killed seven people.
