Manhunt: the search for Kevin Simmonds at Toukley Library

Name: Manhunt: the search for Kevin Simmonds at Toukley Library
Start: 2026-09-24T10:00:00.000+10:00
End: 2026-09-24T11:00:00.000+10:00
Location: Toukley Library

Date

Thursday 24 September 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | (UTC+10)

Location

Toukley Library

Toukley Library, Cnr of Main Rd and Victoria Ave, Toukley, New South Wales, 2263

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Join Local History Librarian Geoffrey Potter to hear an incredible true crime tale of the 1959 escape from Long Bay and massive police hunt for Kevin John Simmonds and his accomplice Leslie Newcombe.

Great ingenuity was displayed on the part of the Hunted and the Hunters in this gripping drama.

Bookings essential. Book online from this page, ask in any library branch, or phone 4350 1540.