Six o'clock closing and the growth of prostitution in Sydney, 1916-27
Bleakley, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-4072
(2014)
Six o'clock closing and the growth of prostitution in Sydney, 1916-27.
Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 100
(2)
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pp. 176-193.
ISSN 0035-8762
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Abstract
The New South Wales government’s introduction of the Early Closing Act in 1916 was a legislative move designed to curb the growing culture of vice-related crime across the state. Instead, the period between 1916 and 1927 saw rampant growth in crime - largely prostitution. Qualitative exploration of the issue indicates that the quasi-prohibition of alcohol led to the establishment of ‘sly-grog’ houses; these venues of illicit trade provided sex workers with a location in which to practice their trade under the protection of organised criminal syndicates and corrupt elements of New South Wales law enforcement.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Areas: | A. > School of Law > Criminology and Sociology |
Item ID: | 27873 |
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Depositing User: | Paul Bleakley |
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2019 11:30 |
Last Modified: | 24 Jun 2021 02:49 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/27873 |
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