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He was educated at Annandale and Leichhardt primary schools and at the selective Fort Street High School. Although his mother hoped he would become a doctor, Saffron left school at 15 and began his business career in the family's drapery firm in the late 1930s.
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 30, 2021 · Notorious crime boss Abe Saffron ordered the fire that killed six children and a man in the Luna Park Ghost Train, former senior police officers have claimed publicly for the first time.
Sep 16, 2006 · In 1938, Saffron was charged over a minor starting price bookmaking offence. In those days he lacked the police contacts to have the charge fixed — but he was a quick learner.
Sep 17, 2023 · For 50 years Abe Saffron controlled illegal gambling, prostitution, and liquor rackets in Sydney. Accused of arson and even murder, find out how he was broug...
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Sep 16, 2006 · Abe Saffron was born on October 6, 1919, the youngest child of a draper. He grew up with two brothers and two sisters in a unit above his father's shop in Parramatta Road, Annandale. He was bright, and his mother wanted him to become a doctor, but he chose to leave school at 15. He started working in his father's shop.
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Jan 1, 2008 · In the landmark nightspots of Kings Cross, his father pioneered the lucrative underworld business of girls, grog and gambling - and had Alan count the money after school. But the real trouble was at home. Abe Saffron rules his family with the same ruthless authority with which he rules the Cross.
