Valentine Keating and the Crutchy Push

[Harvs29]

This might be a bit niche for a lot of North fans but I heard this podcast today on ABC about Valentine Keating and the Crutchy Push that terrorised the mean streets of North Melbourne in the 1890s.

Fascinating to think of Val Keating namesake growing up on Baillie Street and smashing people with his crutch.

The Crutchy Push - ABC listen

It’s the early 1900s and a gang of men moves through the gritty streets of inner-city North Melbourne: they dress sharp and inspire fear wherever they go. This gang, the Crutchy Push ruled the streets of North Melbourne over a ten year period, from late 1890s. And the reason for their curious...

www.abc.net.au

 

[Val Keating]

This might be a bit niche for a lot of North fans but I heard this podcast today on ABC about Valentine Keating and the Crutchy Push that terrorised the mean streets of North Melbourne in the 1890s.

Fascinating to think of Val Keating namesake growing up on Baillie Street and smashing people with his crutch.

The Crutchy Push - ABC listen

It’s the early 1900s and a gang of men moves through the gritty streets of inner-city North Melbourne: they dress sharp and inspire fear wherever they go. This gang, the Crutchy Push ruled the streets of North Melbourne over a ten year period, from late 1890s. And the reason for their curious...

www.abc.net.au

The dollop did an episode on
my crew a few years ago.