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  Kings Cross Sydney Australia - sydney.com.au
King's Cross has for a long time been known to most Australians as the drugs and red light capital of Australia.
You will see some pretty strange sights around the Cross, an area frequented by people from all walks of life, and although generally it is OK to look, don't stare or make snide remarks as this could land you in trouble.
If you are looking to eat at a Kings Cross restaurant or nearby Darlinghurst, then the range of restaurants are extensive and will suit any culinary fancy.
www.sydney.com.au /kingsx.htm   (339 words)

  
  Hotels Near Kings Cross Station London With Detailed Map
Hotels near Kings Cross London are dominated by cheap bed and breakfast style accommodation.
The Bed and Breakfasts at Kings Cross are immediately opposite the main entrance to Kings Cross, none of them more than 200m walk.
Kings Cross is a major transport hub with 7 underground lines.
www.londontoolkit.com /accommodation/kingscross.htm   (625 words)

  
  Kings Cross Station
Kings Cross station is a railway station in Kings Cross, north central London, United Kingdom.
The Underground station serving both is Kings Cross St. Pancras, which was the scene of the Kings Cross fire on November 18, 1987 in which thirty-one people died.
Kings Cross features in the Harry Potter books of J. Rowling, as the location from which the Hogwarts Express train departs although the location used in the film version is actually Marylebone Station.
www.georgianhousehotel.co.uk /kings_cross_station.htm   (410 words)

  
 Sydney/Kings Cross - Wikitravel
The Kings Cross district of Sydney (also known as the "Inner East") is one of the oldest areas of settlement in the city.
The Kings Cross postcode area (2011, including Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay and Woolloomooloo) is now recognised as the most densely populated area in Australia....
Kings Cross Police Station is located close to the El Alamein Fountain in Fitzroy Gardens.
wikitravel.org /en/Sydney/Kings_Cross   (600 words)

  
 Kings Cross London Hotels, Kings Cross bed & breakfast B&B, budget Kings Cross accommodation
The Carlton Hotel is located opposite Kings Cross and St Pancras stations Euston Station and Thameslink are also nearby.
Kings Cross is served by the picadilly line which also serves Heathrow Airport and the Thames Link for Luton airport.
Kings cross St pancreas,Euston,Russell Square,and Euston Square are all located only a few minutes walk away.
www.kings-cross-london-hotels.co.uk   (744 words)

  
 KINGS CROSS FIRE - LONDON 1987
Townsley and his crew from Soho were first due at King's Cross that night followed by the crew at the Clerkenwell station.
Kings Cross underground station is one of the busiest on London's 'tube' railway network serving over 100,000 passengers during peak hours.
At approximately 7.32 pm on the evening of the fire, smoke was seen coming from one of the wooden escalators that was transporting passengers up from the platform levels to the ticketing hall.
www.firetactics.com /KINGSCROSS.htm   (1132 words)

  
 Kings Cross Hotels, Accommodation in Kings Cross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Prices at Kings Cross hotels start from as little as AUD 75 from Springfield Lodge Sydney which is situated at 9 Springfield Avenue Kings Cross, New South Wales 2011.
Kings Cross has 2 star budget accommodation from AUD 75 in Kings Cross situated at 9 Springfield Avenue Kings Cross, New South Wales 2011 with Springfield Lodge Sydney is a good choice in Kings Cross
Located at Kings Cross, with spectacular Harbour, City and Rushcutters Bay views, The Crest Hotel is the perfect location to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of Sydney, only minutes away via the direct...
www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au /Australia/Sydney/Kings_Cross   (673 words)

  
 Hotels near/close to Kings Cross
Moments away from Kings Cross however away from the busy streets and traffic.
From any major aiport trains are available direct to Kings Cross.
The nearest Undergound station is Kings Cross, please click on the picture to get a full London Underground map where Kings Cross is labelled.
www.jesmonddenehotel.co.uk /location.php   (322 words)

  
 Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia - Region Travel information - Sydney Visitors Bureau
Kings Cross is probably the next best known tourist attraction in Sydney after the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
Kings Cross was originally named Queens Cross because it was a major crossroads.
Kings Cross has a completely different feel in daylight with a distinctly village atmosphere and locals going about their business.
www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au /page2-04.html   (478 words)

  
 King's Cross Station, London N1: tourist information from TourUK
London N1 King's Cross, one of the most famous stations in London, was built for the Great Northern Railway to serve Yorkshire, the north-east of England and Scotland.
King's Cross Station is well-known to anyone who has ever played Monopoly and has recently become even more famous since it first featured in the Harry Potter books.
King's Cross Thameslink in the Pentonville Road, joined to the main building by a passenger tunnel, serves stations from Brighton to Bedford.
www.touruk.co.uk /london_stations/kingscross_station1.htm   (529 words)

  
 Hampstead and Highgate Express
It would be difficult to exaggerate the depressing long-term ramifications of Camden Council's decision to grant outline planning approval of the King's Cross Office City proposal from developers Argent.
The face of King's Cross is to be transformed by a futuristic £400million makeover.
The report said the ticket hall had to be built to cater for the 50million travellers expected to use King's Cross every year when the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is built.
www.hamhigh.co.uk /kingscross   (943 words)

  
 Sydney travel guide in pictures and art prints and toys store.
Kings Cross is recognized as Sydney’s naughtiest district with the greatest concentration of adult shows, hostels and night entertainment clubs.
my one and only time at the cross was as a young, wild, happy and very sociable merchant navy officer who had the privilage to visit this wonderful, exciting, busy and welcoming place in 1986.
Be aware that many places at King Cross will try to cheat on you (for example, Porky’s has been known for doing this).
www.sydneymate.com /travel_sydney_australia/suburbs/KingsX/king_cross.htm   (966 words)

  
 Kings Cross Sydney, Australia - Darlinghurst, Potts Point, Woolloomooloo accommodation, bars, cafes, restaurants, ...
Kings Cross, Sydney - nightlife, festivals, arts, attractions, entertainment, tours, and a quality and variety of dining options that has never been greater.
Kings Cross is traditionally the home of Sydney's artistic, bohemian, criminal, passionate and deviant lifestyles.
Across William Street to the south of Kings Cross, Darlinghurst Village is an eclectic mix of businesses, from well established dining venues, cafes and bars, to modern fashion design and furnishings, homewares, nightspots and boutique accommodation.
www.kingscrossonline.com.au   (580 words)

  
 The Data Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is based on Kings Cross main-line railway station in the summer of 1978.
Your task on a busy Saturday morning is to direct all traffic movements in the Kings Cross area, to deal with arriving locomotives and stock, to arrange for the fuelling of locomotives and above all to get the scheduled departures away on time.
Kings Cross requires RISC OS 3.1 or later and at least 1MB of memory.
www.datstore.demon.co.uk /frames/kingscross.htm   (164 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Kings Cross Bridge Guide | Kings Cross Bridge London, WC1X, England, UK | London Streets by Street
The nearest underground station to Kings Cross Bridge is 'Russell Square ' which is about 16 minutes to the South West.
Housed inside the old King's Cross Cinema, the Scala might be a bit tattered around the edges but this only adds to its battered charm.
This well respected King's Cross fringe theatre is home to a theatre training company and the local music festival, as well as a roster of fantastic small scale productions.
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/kings_cross_bridge_ec2.html   (738 words)

  
 KINGS CROSS - SYDNEY
Kings Cross is a wild mixture of prostitution and crime, with stylish restaurants and hotels.
Kings Cross is also home to one of Sydneys oldest areas, Wooloomooloo.
The majority of the hostels are on Victoria Street, with Darlinghurst Road being the lower end of Kings Cross.
www.australianexplorer.com /sydney_kings_cross.htm   (233 words)

  
 Kings Cross- Sydney, Australia - VirtualTourist.com
kings cross is the closest sydney has to a red light district.
King's Cross is a red light district and has all the well known sites that you find in these types of areas.
Kings Cross, also simply called "The Cross", is the strangest mix of people and places I have ever seen.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_New_South_Wales/Sydney-1869538/Things_To_Do-Sydney-Kings_Cross-BR-1.html   (1702 words)

  
 communitybuilders.nsw: Create Stronger Communities: Kings Cross Licensing Accord   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Kings Cross Licensing Accord aims to improve the safety and amenity of Kings Cross in collaboration with the licensees in the broader Kings Cross area.
The Kings Cross Licensing Accord is based on a set of principles that all parties will be required to implement in order to improve the safety and amenity of Kings Cross.
To ensure the Kings Cross Licensing Accord is effective, the Kings Cross Police, the local licensees and the broader community expect patrons and visitors to the area to fully support the Accord principles and practices.
www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au /building_stronger/safer/kxaccord.html   (2295 words)

  
 Comfort Inn Kings Cross – your Euston Hotel
Comfort Inn King's Cross was awarded Best Comfort Hotel of the year in U.K and Ireland by Choice Hotel Europe for its outstanding achievements during the year 2002.
Comfort Inn King's Cross is only a few minutes walk to King's Cross, St Pancras, Thameslink and Euston Station –all of these rail stations also have associated underground / subway Stations.
This outstanding location means that our establishment is ideal for the business travellers, conference delegates, tourists, couples, individuals, or anyone heading to/from the North of England, Scotland, and the families simply making that trip to/from the continent using the Euro Star (due to open in November 2007).
www.comfortinnkingscross.co.uk   (166 words)

  
 Saffron's death ends Kings Cross heyday - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Throughout the 1960s, he was frequently the focus of police and media attention due to his Kings Cross links, and gained further notoriety in the 1970s following Ms Nielsen's disappearance.
In July 1975, shortly before she disappeared, Ms Nielsen had visited Mr Saffron's Carousel Club in Kings Cross to discuss advertising for the club in her newspaper, Now.
The Carousel was managed by Cross standover man James Anderson, who was known as Mr Saffron's principal offsider, and Ms Nielsen had been invited there by Edward Trigg, an employee of the club.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/Saffrons-death-ends-Kings-Cross-heyday/2006/09/16/1158334717443.html   (757 words)

  
 Kings Cross plot report a 'beat up' - National - smh.com.au
"We have no information to link the three incidents and we are unaware of a particular threat last year [December] in relation to Kings Cross railway station in which all of these things appear to have been confused and mixed up," he said.
Assistant Commissioner Kaldas said that while the arrest last month of the Ayub brothers was a matter for the Federal Government and Foreign Affairs, there was nothing to link them to any terrorist activities in NSW nor were they wanted in NSW by police.
Assistant Commissioner Kaldas said there was no evidence linking the brothers to any plot to bomb Kings Cross.
www.smh.com.au /news/national/kings-cross-plot--report-wrong/2006/11/02/1162339959695.html   (889 words)

  
 Kings Cross Steelers RFC
The Kings Cross Steelers RFC have offically bid to host the Union Cup, the official European gay rugby tournament in May 2009.
Come along and enjoy a fantastic afternoon of rugby action as the Kings Cross Steelers take on teams from the Essex 2 league throughout the 2007 / 2008 season.
There's no excuse not to look fantastic with the stylish new Kings Cross Steelers T-shirts, available now from the Steelers shop!
www.kxsrfc.com   (182 words)

  
 Euston Russell Square Bloomsbury and Kings Cross London Hotels - book a central london hotel for less
If you want to be near the british museum and library or the rail stations to the north or london, we offer the widest choice of hotels and can help you get them at the lowest cost.
We also tell you about the most popular euston / Russell square / bloomsbury / kings cross london hotels, plus (to give you the widest choice and the best prices) about hotels in the surrounding london boroughs.
For euston, Russell square, bloomsbury and kings cross hotels click on the arrow at the end of the 'all london' box and select 'Euston / Russell Sq / Bloomsbury / Kings Cross' and enter your dates for details on around 25 hotels and apartments in the area with rooms from less than £45 a night.
www.cheaper-london-hotels.co.uk /euston-russellsquare-bloomsbury-kingscross-hotel.htm   (1365 words)

  
 London/Kings Cross - Wikitravel
Kings Cross is a well-known district of north central London.
Although more than a little run down in places, having some reputation for the seedier side of London life, Kings Cross is nonetheless going through the early stages of a major renewal cycle.
Kings Cross rail and tube station, St Pancras rail station, Kings Cross Thameslink rail station.
wikitravel.org /en/London/Kings_Cross   (333 words)

  
 Saffron's death ends Kings Cross heyday - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Throughout the 1960s, he was frequently the focus of police and media attention due to his Kings Cross links, and gained further notoriety in the 1970s following Ms Nielsen's disappearance.
In July 1975, shortly before she disappeared, Ms Nielsen had visited Mr Saffron's Carousel Club in Kings Cross to discuss advertising for the club in her newspaper, Now.
The Carousel was managed by Cross standover man James Anderson, who was known as Mr Saffron's principal offsider, and Ms Nielsen had been invited there by Edward Trigg, an employee of the club.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Saffrons-death-ends-Kings-Cross-heyday/2006/09/16/1158334717443.html   (748 words)

  
 Deadly Wooden Escalator Fire - Kings Cross Fire
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The Kings Cross fire was a devastating underground fire in London on November 18, 1987 which killed thirty-one people.
It burnt out the top level (entrances and ticket halls) of King's Cross St. Pancras London Underground station, a huge interchange station which has platforms on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith and City, and Metropolitan lines.
www.weitzlux.com /kingscrossfirewoodenescalator_810.html   (783 words)

  
 King's Cross Regeneration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kings Cross is undergoing one of the largest and most complex programmes of planning and development led regeneration in Europe.
Kings Cross/St Pancras will play a key role in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games becoming the hub for the Olympic Javelin service, which will whisk visitors to the Olympic Park in just seven minutes.
For information on progress on the planning applications as part of the planning process, please follow the links to Kings Cross Consultation and Applications on the left of the screen.
www.islington.gov.uk /Environment/Planning/MajorSchemes/KingsCross/default.asp   (335 words)

  
 PHOTO-LICIOUS: Sydney's Kings Cross In Black And White
This very special local can't help but be passionate about the piano, the marathon, and the special books she discovers lost in the 'stacks', that special book heaven where book treasures await discovery...
All the colour of Kings Cross in Black and White.
ABOUT KINGS CROSS: Basic background info is found by clicking the 'About' link on the sidebar of any blog page.
kingscross.blogs.com /photolicious   (1000 words)

  
 Kings Cross Station - Transport National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
King's Cross is the London terminus for the east coast main line.
Kings Cross underground is already over streched and well overdue some capital investment.
Kings Cross Station : King is very cross indeed
www.dooyoo.co.uk /transport-national/kings-cross   (295 words)

  
 Kings Cross Hotels at up to 70% off with Check-in.com.au - Kings Cross Accommodation
Kings Cross, the most densely populated square kilometre in Australia, buzzes with nightclubs, live music, adult entertainment and more than two hundred of the city's finest restaurants, bars and cafes.
Australia's best known entertainment district never sleeps and holds appeal for late night revellers, jet-lagged travellers and the energetic in-crowd with bars that attract the stars, and restaurants by signature chefs such as Neil Perry and Luke Mangan.
Away from the bright lights, the Cross boasts some fine examples of colonial and art deco architecture such as Elizabeth Bay House and Tusculum House.
www.check-in.com.au /Sydney/Kings_Cross_hotels.htm   (322 words)

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