Hay Street, Kalgoorlie

Hay Street, Kalgoorlie was a notorious red light area in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia for most of the history of Kalgoorlie.

The prevalence of the brothels was part of the law and order issue of an isolated mining town, where two-up, prostitution and gold stealing were all regularly reported forms of criminality.[1]

The street and its associations would regularly be reported in mainstream media.[2][3][4]

Towards the end of the twentieth century the prostitution was less infamous, and photographs and stories were more public than in earlier times.[5][6][7][8]

Regulation[9] and prohibition of the prostitution in the street have been publicly discussed a number of times by the City and citizens of Kalgoorlie.[10]

The street still has active brothels, as well as a brothel museum.[11]

The street, closer to the town centre, has a number of important administration buildings, and respectable businesses.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/wa-goldfields/life-on-fields/prostitution WA Museum online page about Kalgoorlie brothels
  2. ↑ Haselhurst, David (1984-07-10), "Sounding the drums of Kalgoorlie: prostitution", Bulletin (Sydney) (10 July 1984): 48–50, ISSN 1440-7485
  3. ↑ Egan, Colleen (1995-02-23), "Proper madams", Australian (23 Feb 1995): 11, ISSN 1038-8761
  4. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (2005-08-19), Beautiful ladies, pretty lights - a history of Kalgoorlie's brothels, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 5 March 2017
  5. ↑ Smith, Robin (Robin Vaughan Francis) (1988), Prostitutes being displayed in brothel hallways on Hay Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 1988, retrieved 5 March 2017
  6. ↑ Garwood, Roger (1990), Brothel at 141 Hay Street, Kalgoorlie, retrieved 5 March 2017
  7. ↑ Ainslie, Trish; Garwood, Roger, 1945- (1992), Stella, Hay Street, Kalgoorlie, retrieved 5 March 2017
  8. ↑ Ainslie, Trish; Garwood, Roger, 1945- (1990), Hay Street, Kalgoorlie, 1990, retrieved 5 March 2017
  9. ↑ "Fined for brothels". The Canberra Times. 41, (11, 691). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 May 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Controversy rages over Kalgoorlie's street of sin". The Canberra Times. 52, (15, 590). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 May 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-brothel-up-for-sale/news-story/c5805322117ee54f6984e73b5ef0434c Kalgoorlie brothel up for sale (including the museum)
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