Lillian Armfield: How Australia's first female detective took on Tilly Devine and the Razor Gangs and changed the face of the force
An engaging account of an extraordinary, trailblazing woman - Australia's first female detective - LILLIAN ARMFIELD is also the vivid and gripping story of the origins of Sydney's organised crime underbelly.'Special Constable' Lillian Armfield was policing Sydney's mean streets during some of the...
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An engaging account of an extraordinary, trailblazing woman - Australia's first female detective - LILLIAN ARMFIELD is also the vivid and gripping story of the origins of Sydney's organised crime underbelly.'Special Constable' Lillian Armfield was policing Sydney's mean streets during some of the most dramatic years of crime in the city. By the late 1920s, eastern Sydney w
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ASIN: B077SHBZKC
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
I enjoyed it, but this book had quite a personal resonance for me. I am very familiar with many of the places it references, as wells as the experience of being a female in a male dominated industry. However, it was interesting reading about the story of one who can claim to be a first. The courage ...
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