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The scarlet stain : harlots, harridans and hellholes of Old Kalgoorlie / edited by Sheryl Milentis and Peter J. Bridge.
Record no:
68250
Call no:
994.16 SCA
Author:
Milentis, Sheryl ; Bridge, Peter J. (Peter John)
Publisher:
Carlisle, W.A.: Hesperian Press
Year:
2004
Description:
ix, 179 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
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Isbn:
0859053504
Notes:
"All items are derived from the Kalgoorlie Sun of the period 1898 to 1909" - p. viii.
Type:
Book
Abstract:
By the late 1890s the Kalgoolie brothels had become a byword for degradation and the most flagrant in the English-speaking world. The Sun newspaper campaigned against the outrageous displays by the prostitutes, the activities of their bludgers and the
vested interests of the landlords.
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