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Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine

January 13, 2017 in Ask Jason

On finding Alfred Barker’s Name

Tracking down the birth name of one of Sydney's more colorful gangsters was tricky, but not THAT tricky.
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Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine (1881-1964 and 1900-1970)
The Queens of the Sydney Underworld
America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
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