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Crime in Richmond

Crime in Richmond . Squizzy T aylor . What crimes were committed? . Drug dealings Illegal betting Prostitution Robbery Gang wars (Fitzroy vendetta) Murder . How was Richmond viewed by other Melbournians? .

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Crime in Richmond

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  1. Crime in Richmond Squizzy Taylor

  2. What crimes were committed? • Drug dealings • Illegal betting • Prostitution • Robbery • Gang wars (Fitzroy vendetta) • Murder

  3. How was Richmond viewed by other Melbournians? • If you needed something you would come to Richmond for it, only at night though. Everything was shut at Richmond and night which let people open illegal betting's and grog dealings

  4. Were most crimes committed by men or women? • A lot of crimes were committed by men because most of the gangs consisted of men, but a lot of women got into prostitution because they didn’t have any other way to make money, and the prostitution lead to drug taking which got women into prison.

  5. What state were people in that were committing the crimes? • If someone was committing crimes it would tend to be someone with not that much money and that needed money. If someone needed money they would go to crime because it was an easier way to get money quickly, even though crime would get them into trouble.

  6. What type of crimes were committed by men? • Most crimes in Richmond were committed by men, such as grog selling illegal betting’s and robbery. Some of the bigger crimes like murder, shootings and gang wars always got Squizzy Taylor and John ‘snowy’ Cutmore in the papers. There shooting which left both of them dead

  7. What laws were introduced to stop these crimes?

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