Kate Leigh
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Kathleen Mary Josephine Leigh was an Australian underworld figure who rose to prominence as a madam, illegal trader of alcohol and cocaine, and for running betting/gambling syndicates from her home in
Kate Leigh in April, 1915
Sydney underworld figure Kate Leigh, holding a graphlex camera, 1951
Dubbo
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Dubbo is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
Kate Leigh
…Woolloomooloo, as well as her acts of generosity for the unemployed during a repressive era, and her wartime patriotism. Leigh was born on 10 March 1881 in Dubbo, New South Wales, the eighth child of Roman Catholic parents Timothy Beahan, a boot-maker, and his wife Charlotte (née Smith). Her childhood and teenaged…
Dubbo town centre from above, 2020
The former Dubbo Post Office
Plains of the Dubbo region, north of the township
St Brigids Catholic Church