Florence "Flossie" Powell was born 7 Aug 1883 in Orange, NSW, Australia to, Edward John Powell (1846-1918) & Mary Teresa Cullen (1858-1951).
She had a long list of criminal convictions
Including running a whore house, assault, Malicious damage, drunk and disorderly, selling liquor without a license & Larceny.
Here's a 1916 newspaper article I found about where she was a barmaid at a hotel and helped a man that was being attacked.
Here is a 1914 conviction for larceny.
Commit or Trial Date
1 Oct 1914
Court Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
She was married to William J. H. Hughes in 1904, and they had a daughter Edna Florence Hughes (1906-1992). Flossie and her husband must of separated at some point and she was on her own to provide for her and her daughter. Flossie died 10 Jun 1958 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. William died in 1988.
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