BEDTIME STORY: Tilly Devine 29 June 2026

She was one of the most feared and fascinating women in Australian history. A migrant who arrived in Sydney with little to her name, she built an empire that made her a legend of the city's underworld.In this episode of The Nightline Bedtime Story, Cheralyn Darcey tells the remarkable true story of Tilly Devine, tracing her rise from London's streets to the razor gangs, sly-grog trade and notorious brothels of 1920s and 1930s Sydney. It's a tale of ambition, power, fierce rivalries and the woman whose name became synonymous with one of Australia's most colourful eras.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.