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Sharpies, or Sharps, were members of suburban youth gangs in Australia, most significantly from the 1960s and 1970s. [1] They were particularly prominent in Melbourne, but were also found in Sydney and Perth to lesser extents. Sharpies were known for being violent, although a strict moral code[ citation needed] was also evident. The name comes from their focus on looking and dressing "sharp". [1]
Sharpies would often congregate in large numbers, regularly attending live bands at town hall and high school dances. [1]
Common clothing items included Lee or Levi jeans, cardigans, jumpers, and T-shirts—often individually designed by group members. [1]
Mods were an enemy of sharpies, and their gang brawls were reported in the newspapers during 1966. [2] In a 2002 interview, a former sharpie stated that despite the sharpie culture being quite violent – especially as they crossed other gangs' territories on the public transport network – the altercations were restricted to inter-gang rivalries. [1]
Sharpies were particularly fond of Australian pub rock and hard rock groups such as Rose Tattoo, Lobby Lloyde and the Coloured Balls and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. [3]
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verification. (July 2007) |
Sharpies, or Sharps, were members of suburban youth gangs in Australia, most significantly from the 1960s and 1970s. [1] They were particularly prominent in Melbourne, but were also found in Sydney and Perth to lesser extents. Sharpies were known for being violent, although a strict moral code[ citation needed] was also evident. The name comes from their focus on looking and dressing "sharp". [1]
Sharpies would often congregate in large numbers, regularly attending live bands at town hall and high school dances. [1]
Common clothing items included Lee or Levi jeans, cardigans, jumpers, and T-shirts—often individually designed by group members. [1]
Mods were an enemy of sharpies, and their gang brawls were reported in the newspapers during 1966. [2] In a 2002 interview, a former sharpie stated that despite the sharpie culture being quite violent – especially as they crossed other gangs' territories on the public transport network – the altercations were restricted to inter-gang rivalries. [1]
Sharpies were particularly fond of Australian pub rock and hard rock groups such as Rose Tattoo, Lobby Lloyde and the Coloured Balls and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. [3]
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