Mug Shots Women 1920s-16 - from our story 'Villains In Furs: Incredible Mugshots of Female Prisoners in the Early 20th Century'

Mug Shots of Australian women prisoners 1920s

Title: Patsy Neill, criminal record number 781LB, 30 January 1930. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, NSW Creator: New South Wales. Dept. of Prisons Date: 1930 Format: Glass plate negative Inscription: P.NEILL. 30.1.30, 781.L.B, 31 D, 21 U 00 Subject: State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay mug shots women prisoners Description: Charged with theft and possession of cocaine. Barmaid Patsy Neill was involved in various criminal activities including theft and selling cocaine. In 1932 she had a disagreement over money with the infamous sly grogger Kate Leigh, which led to Neill being threatened with a gun. Neill was described in the press as 'looking like a mannequin on parade'. Aged 26. Part of an archive of forensic photography created by the NSW Police between 1912 and 1964.

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