(For non-school ie general public tours – see Squizzy). Toilets are available in the Parliament Station opposite Parliament House. Meeting point: Students normally meet and finish on the steps of the Parliament House, corner Spring Street and Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD There is bus parking on Spring Street nearby, opposite Windsor Hotel. Payment: We send you a tax invoice by email for payment. When: By arrangement at a time and date of your choosing. Length: Normally two hours OR a time span that suits your class. Our excursion calendar fills up rapidly – book early to avoid disappointment! architecture, values, the depression, the black market economy, technologies etc.ĮXPERIENCE ‘two-up’ in a historic gambling lane. LEARN about life in the Squizzy era (1990-1927) e.g. VISIT settings in ‘Runner’ e.g the former Eastern Market, Bourke Street, Orient Hotel site, Lonsdale, Parliament.ĮXPLORE locations roamed by Squizzy’s gang ‘The Bourke Street Rats’ eg Chinatown, theatres, back lanes, rat runs, gunfights at Bourke and Russell, drinking holes, hospital. REA DING extracts from the Runner on location at sites mentioned in the novel.ĪDOPT an Identityduring the tour e.g Dolly Grey, Daisy Moloney, Squizzy Taylor, Charlie Feehan, Nostrils, Barlow etc.įOLLOW Charlie Feehan’s race route from Spring Street to the former Orient Hotel site. Inquire also about our alternative ONLINE RUNNER SCHOOL TOURĭuring the Runner excursion, students undertake activities such as:

We are proud that our tour has engaged and excited the imaginations of hundreds of students from schools all over Victoria. Our popular school tour in the CBD is based on the brilliant novel ‘Runner’ by Robert Newton.

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