Elizabeth Ruddy, criminal record number 165LB, 5 January 1915. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay. - from our story 'Villains In Furs: Incredible Mugshots of Female Prisoners in the Early 20th Century'

Mug Shots of Australian women prisoners 1920s

Elizabeth Ruddy was a career criminal who was convicted of stealing from the house of one Andrew Foley. She was sentenced to 12 months with hard labour. Charged with: stealing in a dwelling, drunk and stealing. Elizabeth Ruddy inscribed on negative. DOB: 1854, Scotland.

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