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Cameron, Ellen Katherine (Nellie) (1910–1953)

prostitute and underworld figure

Nellie Cameron, 1930

Nellie Cameron, 1930

NSW Justice & Police Museum, 35159

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Nellie Cameron, 1930

Nellie Cameron, 1930

NSW Justice & Police Museum, 35159

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Bourke, Nellie
  • Calletti, Nellie
  • Kelly, Nellie
Birth

1910
Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

8 November, 1953 (aged ~ 43)
Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

suicide

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