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State Library of New South Wales

Working girl, Kings Cross, 1970–71

Silver gelatin photoprint

PXE 858/17

A4280017

Working girl

By Rennie Ellis

When she was younger she had herself tattooed in several places, an action she now regrets. ‘I don’t like ‘em now because they make me look rough. I used to like that when I was a kid, but not now’ Now when she’s working she covers the tattoos on her thighs with tape. One of them includes a heart in which her name is linked with another girl’s.

Rennie Ellis and Wesley Stacey Kings Cross Sydney: A personal look at the Cross 1971 pg 53