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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2006-10-01
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| description | 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… An alleged prostitute, Kathleen Price, is murdered by her partner, Charles Johnson, a cocaine addict… Kathleen’s daughter, Doris Price, and other boarding-house residents look on helplessly… In preparing this piece, the author has used the original records creatively to develop empathy with the characters and to highlight the drama of these extraordinary events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffa4ab443a5a4c458d927ee5b5e9e41a2023-09-03T02:42:50ZengPublic Record Office VictoriaProvenance1832-25222006-10-015Criminals, Prostitutes, Vagrants and Drunkards: 1920s CarltonJessica Stagnitti0La Trobe UniversityIn 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… An alleged prostitute, Kathleen Price, is murdered by her partner, Charles Johnson, a cocaine addict… Kathleen’s daughter, Doris Price, and other boarding-house residents look on helplessly… In preparing this piece, the author has used the original records creatively to develop empathy with the characters and to highlight the drama of these extraordinary events.http://prov.vic.gov.au/publications/provenance/provenance2006/criminals-prostitutes-vagrants-drunkardscrimeCarltonGreat Depressionmurderslums |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Stagnitti Criminals, Prostitutes, Vagrants and Drunkards: 1920s Carlton Provenance crime Carlton Great Depression murder slums |
| title | Criminals, Prostitutes, Vagrants and Drunkards: 1920s Carlton |
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| title_sort | criminals prostitutes vagrants and drunkards 1920s carlton |
| topic | crime Carlton Great Depression murder slums |
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