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Beatrice Miles (17 September 1902 – 3 December 1973) was an Australian eccentric and bohemian rebel. Described as Sydney's "iconic eccentric", she was known for her contentious relationships with the city's taxi drivers and for her ability to quote any passage from Shakespeare for money.
Beatrice Miles (1902-1973), Bohemian rebel, was born on 17 September 1902 at Ashfield, Sydney, third surviving of the five children of William John Miles, Sydney-born public accountant, and his wife Maria Louisa, née Binnington, a Queenslander.
Bea Miles. Beatrice Miles (1902-1973), rebel, was born at Ashfield, Sydney, on 17 September 1902, third surviving of five children of Maria Louisa (born Binnington) and William John Miles, public accountant. She was educated at Abbotsleigh School.
Bea Miles was notorious in Sydney for her disruptive conduct in public places, and her criticism of political and social authorities. She had no fixed address, and sometimes raised money for food and transport by reciting Shakespeare: alternatively, she simply refused to pay fares.
4 de jun. de 2021 · Bea Miles was notorious throughout Sydney for constantly escaping public transport fares, as well as once getting a taxi to Perth and back. She was also known for reciting Shakespeare and was famous for knowing all of Shakespeare’s works back to front.
12 de ene. de 2012 · Bea Miles. Miles was the city's iconic eccentric. There she was, advertising her eagerness to quote any passage from Shakespeare (and she appeared to know all the plays and certainly was expert at all the famous speeches) for no more than six pence or a couple of shillings.
Beatrice Miles was a renowned Sydney bohemian. Educated at Abbotsleigh she began an arts degree at The University of Sydney but only completed one year. The years of her youth were marked by violent conflicts with her father over her lifestyle choices, particularly her free approach to sexual relationships.
