02-19-2012, 07:09 PM
these photos are great! but too many for me to copy. click on link for female criminals of early 1900s Australia.
They were some of Australia's shadiest sheilas.
Murderers, bigamists, cocaine dealers and back street abortionists, all manner of vampish villain and fallen floozies scooped off the streets and photographed for police files. Their blank expressions hiding a catalogue of appalling crimes.
The incredible pictures - part of a collection of 2500 mugshots taken by New South Wales Police Department photographers between 1910 and 1930 - give a fascinating glimpse into the role of women in the seedy underbelly of early 20th century Australian life.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1ms81jHOR
They were some of Australia's shadiest sheilas.
Murderers, bigamists, cocaine dealers and back street abortionists, all manner of vampish villain and fallen floozies scooped off the streets and photographed for police files. Their blank expressions hiding a catalogue of appalling crimes.
The incredible pictures - part of a collection of 2500 mugshots taken by New South Wales Police Department photographers between 1910 and 1930 - give a fascinating glimpse into the role of women in the seedy underbelly of early 20th century Australian life.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1ms81jHOR