Criminals, Prostitutes, Vagrants and Drunkards: 1920s Carlton

In the 1920s the Melbourne suburb of Carlton was a squalid slum, a home to, amongst others, criminals, prostitutes, vagrants and drunkards. This essay locates three individuals whose lives were trapped within these depressing conditions. A mystery slowly unfolds in a boarding-house in Lygon Street…...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jessica Stagnitti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Record Office Victoria 2006-10-01
Series:Provenance : The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria
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Online Access:http://prov.vic.gov.au/publications/provenance/provenance2006/criminals-prostitutes-vagrants-drunkards