Mardi Gras evolves from violent past

By Belinda Tasker and Danielle McGrane
Updated February 28 2018 - 6:07am, first published 6:01am
Mardi Gras has evolved from its "bloody awful" beginning in 1978 into a major tourist attraction.
Mardi Gras has evolved from its "bloody awful" beginning in 1978 into a major tourist attraction.

There wasn't much glitz and glamour on display when Sydney's first Mardi Gras took place 40 years ago.

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