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The scarlet stain, harlots, harridans and hellholes of old Kalgoorlie

The Sun newspaper published in Kalgoorlie campaigned against prostitutes and their bludgers [ie pimps] and the vested interests of landlords and sly grog traders. All the familiar stories are here - of health concerns, violence, and women and girls tricked and forced into prostitution, some coming from overseas thinking they were coming to a decent job. This book reprints the stories from the Sun's campaign, 1898-1909

9780859053501

ix, 179 pages, illustrations, portraits, 22 cm.

(Sirsi) 22316371