Dictionary of Sydney

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Cameron, Nellie

Prostitute famously nicknamed 'The Kiss of Death Girl' who was associated with the razor gang wars of the 1920s and 1930s. She was described as 'a redhead with a ripe figure and provocative china blue eyes'. She committed suicide in her flat in Darlinghurst in 1953.

Milestone
Born
Waterloo, Sydney
1910
Died
Darlinghurst, Sydney
08 Nov 1953
Buried
10 Nov 1953
Name
Colloquial
The Kiss of Death Girl
Birth
Kelly, Ellen Katherine
1910 - 1934
Alternate
Caletti, Ellen Catherine
1934 - 1939
Alternate
Bourke, Ellen Katherine
1940 - 1953
Occupation
Position
1930
Relationship
Spouse
Spouse
Spouse
1934 - 1939