The Mysteries of Sydney is an 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]
↑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.