Bea Miles makes a cameo appearance in Dorothy Hewett's 1958 novel of working-class Sydney, Bobbin Up. In Chapter 13 she is "Sydney's most famous woman". She steals oranges, hates taxi drivers and police, and has a sign on her back, "Shakespeare readings.
In Dorothy Hewett's novel Bobbin Up (1958), which focuses on working-class Sydney, Bea Miles appears in Chapter 13. There she is described as "Sydney's most famous woman". She steals oranges, dislikes taxi drivers and police, and carries a sign that reads, "Shakespeare readings."