Moloch is the biblical name of a Canaanite god associated with child sacrifice, through fire or war.

The investigation into the Luna Park fire of 1979 has involved demons and gangsters. Find out the story in this episode of Fairground Fuck Ups.

Story written by: Mitchell and Lindsay Hall

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Sources

https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/disaster/industrial/display/22130-luna-park-ghost-train-fire

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QoBgzn3ys

 

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/luna-park-tragedy-36th-anniversary-of-the-fire-that-killed-seven-riders-on-the-ghost-train-in-1979/news-story/6e70f4ea61959d1d393ce597da253c78

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHu7iS54oOo

 

A Secret Country by John Pilger - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/a-secret-country-9781407086323

 

https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/hellfire-richard-cooke/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sharp

 

https://www.sydneycrimemuseum.com/crime-stories/abe-saffron/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch#:~:text=Moloch%20(also%20Molech%2C%20Mollok%2C,root%20mlk%2C%20%22king%22.

 

 

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