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The rise and fall of Squizzy Taylor : a larrikin crook

Anderson, Hugh, 1927-2013
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1920s Melbourne. Gangs operated in hotels and brothels, gunshots were fired in the streets of Fitzroy, and sly grog shops, armed robbery and protection rackets were rife. Through it all strode the notorious Squizzy Taylor, always one step ahead of the police, and with not a speck of evidence to give him away. The daily press eagerly reported his crimes and marvelled at his daring ... but was he really anything more than a bloody-minded criminal who would one day get what he deserved? And what is it in the spirit of Melbourne that keeps the legend of Squizzy Taylor alive today?
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Pier 9, 2013, c1971.Crows Nest, NSW : Pier 9, 2013.©1971.
Collation:
xiii, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previously published as: Larrikin crook : the rise and fall of Squizzy Taylor. [Milton, Q.] : Jacaranda, 1971.
ISBN:
9781743365052
Dewey class:
364.1092364.1
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
70806
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-BiographyBIOG 364.1 TAYLOn loan - Due: 04 Aug 2026
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