Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen Walking Tour

Friday 4th July 1975 Juanita Nielsen walks to a meeting with Ed Trigg, manager of Carousel Club (aka Les Girls). She was never seen again. What happened to Juanita and who was involved? Visit the key sites connected to Juanita's Kings Cross life and disappearance. Hear her story and that of her nemesis Abe Saffron. A tale of corruption and violence in the seventies. Juanita Nielsen (nee Smith) was an Australian heiress to the Mark Foy's retail fortune. In the 1970s Nielsen was the publisher of NOW, an alternative newspaper in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross, New South Wales, where she lived. She conducted a vigorous editorial campaign in support of the 'green ban' movement against the redevelopment of Victoria Street by F. W. Theeman's real-estate company, Victoria Point Pty Ltd. She played a prominent role in mobilizing local residents against the demolition of Victoria Street's historic terraces and the eviction of their tenants. She may have been in possession of incriminating documents and photos belonging to Abe Saffron aka Mr Sin.