Patsy Neill (or Niell) was caught during a raid in 1929 on an East Sydney drug dealer’s flat with a packet of cocaine rolled up in her stocking. In court police said that Neill was a runner, who delivered five-shilling ‘sniffs’ of cocaine to prostitutes in the area. She was convicted and fined £250 (over $16,000 now).
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| Mugshots of Patsy Neil in 1929 when she was caught in Sidney, Australia. She sort of smiles for the camera here but her clenched fist. |
Barmaid Patsy Neill was involved in various criminal activities including theft and selling cocaine. She resurfaced a couple of years later. In 1932 she had a disagreement over money with the infamous sly grogger Kate Leigh, which led to Neill being threatened with a gun. Neill was described in the press as “looking like a mannequin on parade.”
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| Mugshots of Patsy Neil in 1930, aged 26. |
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