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Mrs Millicent Tangga 1945

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Mrs Millicent Tangga 1945

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[Brisbane) Truth, 24 June 1945, p27 (via Trove]

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Webber, Iris

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McLennan, Kathleen

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Webber, Iris

Iris Webber was a busker and petty criminal active in Sydney from the early 1930s until her death in 1953. She gained notoriety for her fierceness on the streets and in the courtroom, and for her relationships with women.

Crime

Women

McLennan, Kathleen

Criminal figure of Surry Hills associated with the petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber. In 1945, she was tried for shooting the prostitute and thief, Margaret Holmes, who later died in hospital. McLennan was acquitted.

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