The Worst Woman in Sydney : The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh

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• Author: Leigh Straw
• Published Date: 01 Dec 2016
• Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
• Language: English
• Book Format: Paperback::272 pages
• ISBN10: 1742234798
• ISBN13: 9781742234793
• File size: 42 Mb
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• Dimension: 135x 210x 20mm::277g
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Leigh tells the full story of how this wayward Reformatory girl from Dubbo made a fortune in eastern Sydney and defied the gender stereotyping of the time to become a leading underworld figure. ‘She was a crime boss and a force to be reckoned with in the Sydney underworld.’ Kathleen Mary Josephine Leigh (née Beahan; 10 March 1881 – 4 February 1964) was an Australian underworld figure who rose to prominence as an illegal trader of alcohol and cocaine from her home in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia during the first half of the twentieth century. Kay Saunders review of Leigh Straw, The Worst Woman in Sydney: The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh; Leigh Straw, Lillian Armfield: How Australia’s First Female Detective Took on Tilly Devine and the Razor gangs and Changed the Face of the Force; David Roth review … Leigh Straw eBooks. Buy Leigh Straw eBooks to read online or download in PDF or ePub on your PC, tablet or mobile device. 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