I was seven years in Aussie, and I lived with the queens in a one-bedroomed place in Melbourne. They were all cracking it on the street and I worked in aknock shop.
2012, Kate Hoffmann,The Mighty Quinns: Callum:
“They know a lot of women in Bilbarra.” “Yeah, only they all live at theknock shop,” Teague said.
2018 September 17, “Trailblazers: Flora MacKenzie”, inNew Zealand Herald:
World War II and its influx of American servicemen into Auckland provided the impetus for MacKenzie's dual career. The frock shop was finally shut in 1957, as theknock shop continued to thrive. Between 1962 and 1976, she appeared in court six times on brothel-keeping charges, and was twice jailed for six months.