The Women of Little Lon: Sex Workers in Nineteenth-Century Melbourne

Barbara Minchinton is a historian and independent researcher. For several years she collaborated with a team of archaeologists on the interpretation of artefacts from Melbourne’s Little Lon district. She is the co-editor of The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne, a historical archaeology of the city’s working-class and immigrant communities, and the author of The Women of Little Lon.

Fiona Macleod is a gifted actor and narrator. She has studied with renowned NY acting coach Jack Waltzer and the Chekhov Actors’ Training Institute. Fiona co-founded the theatre company The Other Tongue, which has toured internationally. Her TV work includes My Life is Murder, Wentworth, Offspring, 7 Types of Ambiguity, Paper Giants 2, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and A Dangerous Method. Film credits include Roy Hollsdotter Live and Noise, winner of an AFI Award.

James is an award-winning actor who has performed on stages and screens throughout Australia, Europe and the Americas. His work in film and TV includes Animal Kingdom, The Turning, Offspring, Winners and Losers, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. James has also worked across radio documentary and drama, spanning 17 years and counting.