Popular Culture
Peter Kenna wrote a play called The Slaughter of St Teresa’s Day (1973 Currency Press), based on Devine's life.
The song "Miss Divine" from the 1990 Icehouse album Code Blue is about Devine.
A popular cafe-nightclub in Canberra is called Tilley's Devine Cafe. A wine bar in Darlinghurst, Sydney opened in 2011, named "Love Tilly Devine" in honour of Devine.
In August 2011, Australia's Channel Nine commenced screening Underbelly: Razor, a true crime television drama series that deals with the Leigh/Devine Sydney gangland wars in the 1930s. The series was based on the Ned Kelly Award-winning book by Larry Writer. Devine was portrayed by Chelsie Preston Crayford, who was nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent.
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