Episode 1 Cranky Bella - In this episode the life, career and times of Cranky Bella, AKA Elena Anstead is discussed. From her early days in the Ballarat gold diggings, where she became a domestic servant at the age of 7, to her career as "the smartest and most notorious female pickpocket in Melbourne" where she ran a "house of ill-fame frequented by rogues and vagabonds", Bella was able to fight back at police, stand over men and life to become a formidable name in a hostile place and time in Melbourne’s history! For the full story head over to https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
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