Worst Woman in Sydney : the Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh.

Worst Woman in Sydney : the Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh.

Despite having more than 100 criminal convictions to her name, Kate Leigh is also remembered as a local hero, giving money to needy families and supporting her local community through the hard times of Depression and war. Here, novelist and historian Leigh Straw teases out the full story of how this...

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Main Author: Straw, Leigh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of New South Wales Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Leigh, Kate, > 1881-1964.
Female offenders > Biography.
Female offenders
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; About the Author; Dedication; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: 'Uncrowned Queen of Slumland'; 1: A Wayward Girl; 2: Frog Hollow Thieves; 3: Serving the Community; 4: Sex and Snow; 5: Razors and Rivals; 6: Eileen Leigh; 7: Surry Hills Matriarch; 8: 'Underworld Romance of the Century'; 9: Remembering Kate Leigh; Notes; Bibliography; Author's Note; Acknowledgements; Index.

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