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Holmes, Margaret

Prostitute and thief who was fatally shot by Millicent Tangga (Kathleen McLennan), an associate of the well-known petty thief and sly-grog seller, Iris Webber. Holmes famously refused to name her killer while dying in hospital, telling the press 'that's my business'.

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Born
1906
Died
11 Feb 1945
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Tibbets, Margaret
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