The Mysteries of Sydney

The Mysteries of Sydney is a 1853 Australian play by Francis Belfield. It was based on a series of articles that appeared in Bell's Life in Sydney.[1][2]

Plays set in Sydney were very rare at the time.[3][4][5]

The play was in three acts.[6]

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  1. ^ "Monday Evening, June 6, 1853". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5008. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Advertising". Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer. Vol. IX, no. 176. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Royal Victoria Theatre". Empire. No. 751. New South Wales, Australia. 8 June 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Advertising". The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator. Vol. V, no. 241. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Pelosi, Janette. "Colonial drama revealed, or plays submitted for approval." M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia, no. 60, July-Aug. 2003, pp. 21+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A108114095/AONE?u=anon~41f507b1&sid=googleScholar&xid=955b2b9f. Accessed 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Advertising". Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer. Vol. IX, no. 176. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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