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3 unusual facts about Little Lon district


Little Lon district

In 1867 Police Commissioner Standish introduced the visiting Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, to a brothel run in Stephen Street by Sarah Fraser.

"Madam Brussels", facing Lonsdale Street, attracted a wealthy class of clientele, and consequently also greater notoriety, although prostitution itself was not illegal in 19th century Victoria.

Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

In the nineteenth century, the eastern end of the street ran through a notorious "red light district," known as "Little Lon".



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