The Heat
Sections
Topics
Adult DVDsAdult GamesAdult ToysAdulttoymegastoreAnal BeadsAnal LubricantAnal ToysAnal Training KitsAnal VibratorsAnsell CondomsApp ControlledAustraliaB VibeBaby DollBathmateBen Wa BallsBikini SetsBlindfoldsBlow Up DollsBody PaintBody StockingBodywandBondageBondage KitsBucks NightBullet VibeBullet VibratorsButt Plug TailsButt PlugsChastityChemiseChristmasClassic DildosClassic VibratorsClearanceClitoral ToysClitoral VibratorsClone-A-WillyClothingCock RingsCock SleevesCollars and LeadsCondomsCorsetsCouplesCouples Beginner ToysCouples Sex ToysCouples VibratorsCrotchlessDildosDoc JohnsonDouble Ended DildosDouble Penetration ToysDurex CondomsEdiblesElectro SexElectrosexEnema and DouchesFemale Anal Sex ToysFemale Beginner Sex ToysFemale CondomsFifty Shades of GreyFinger VibesFlavoured CondomsFlavoured LubricantFleshlightFour Seasons CondomsFull RestraintsFun FactoryG Spot ToysG-Spot VibratorsGagsGarter and HoiseryGlass DildosHardcodeHens NightHerHisHot GossipHuge Butt ToysHuge DildosIciclesJewelled Butt PlugsJo LubricantKing cockLatex Free CondomsLay-onsLELOLiberatorLifestyles CondomsLingerieLove EggsLubricantMale Anal Sex ToysMassage OilsMasturbatorsNew Couples ToysNipple playOhmibodP SpotP Spot Anal ToysPacking DildosPeggingPenis EnlargementPenis ExtensionsPenis PumpsPenis Urethral PlayPlus Size LingerieQueerRabbit VibratorsRealistic Body PartsRealistic DildosRealistic VibratorsRope And TapeSatisfyerScandalSchool GirlScreaming OSex FurnitureSex KitsSex MachinesSex ShopSex SurveySex Swings and PolesSex TipsSex ToysSilicone LubricantSkyn CondomsSquirting DildosStrap OnsStrapless Strap OnSuction Cup DildosSuction VibratorsTaint StimulatorsTeddiesTengaThrusting vibratorsTokidokiTom Of FinlandTop Couples VibratorsTop Female Sex ToysTop Male Sex ToysTrojan CondomsTunnel Butt PlugsUberlubeVac U Lock DildoVibrating Cock RingsVibrating MasturbatorsVibrating PantiesVibratorsWand VibratorsWaterbased LubricantWe-VibeWhipsWomanizerWomens PantiesWrist Restraints
Adulttoymegastore Authors
Adulttoymegastore Media and Reviews
Our Customers
1800 321 327
Shipping: $9.95 Economy 3 - 7 business days. $12.95 Express 2 - 3 business days. Includes delays due to Easter Weekend
Log In
Register
Free Bullet Vibe. Use FREEME19 at Cart
Secure Checkout + Payment
Free Discreet Economy Shipping $100+
Easy Returns Policy
Discreet Packaging Guaranteed
5P AU Conv 2023
5P AU Conv 2023

Introducing Australia's Oldest Brothel

Introducing Australia's Oldest Brothel

Introducing the Pink House - Australia's oldest brothel

When Madam Carmel was 55, she was a widow in Sydney looking for some way to make a living. Having previously run a chicken farm and boat hire business, her next move was less than conventional.

She bought a historic brothel in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia!

Throughout the 25 years since, the now 80-year-old Madam Carmel has overseen Australia's longest running brothel, Questa Casa. You could say she has seen it all - sex, drugs and even murder.

pink-house

Opening in the height of Australia's gold rush in 1904 the Pink House, as Carmel affectionately calls it, was an establishment located on Kalgoorlie's infamous Hay Street. The brothel has run for more than 100 years just down the road from a police station, despite laws in Western Australia forbidding its operation.

A new documentary, 'The Pink House', takes a look inside Carmel's empire. After winning Best Australian Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival, the doco is heading to limited screens in November, giving audiences a small taste of the incredible stories that have emerged from behind the Pink House's doors.

"I feel like I'm the caretaker of the Pink House. That's my primary role in life, to make sure that it remains neat and nice. This is the only part of old Kalgoorlie left in Hay Street and I'm very proud of it. We've had triumph and tragedy here, and it's all encompassed."

After her husband passed away, Carmel bought the Pink House after struggling to find work in Sydney where she had lived prior.

"I had worked very hard all my life in various occupations but had no certificates. Of course, once at 55 no one is going to employ you, and that's the state of the world today."

Despite Carmel's affection for the town, the law has been less than kind to her business. Although brothels are illegal in Western Australia, authorities have a long history of turning a blind eye to their operations, instead turning to containment.

"We were all contained to the street," Carmel explained. "The girls could leave the house during the day but all they could do was go on a walk around the block or visit friends in the suburbs. They were not permitted to go where people gathered because if they went where people gathered they'd be soliciting. But when they were on Hay Street there were so many men they never lacked a client."

But there was a change in the wind, with the winding down of the town and the introduction of mobile devices. To combat lacking business, Carmel began running tours of the Pink House.

"When I started I only had one or two people on each tour," she said. "And I only started to do it because it was obvious we needed to supplement income."

The tours have since grown, with curiosities in part due to the Pink House's connection to the gruesome 2014 murder of Kalgoorlie local Beau Davies.

pink-house-2

Janelle Cheesman, PR Specialist & Sexual Wellness Writer
The Heat Sex ArticlesThe Heat Sex Articles

Why shop with us

Adulttoymegastore is the online retailer that Aussies come to for everything adult. Whether it's to gain knowledge, share experiences or buy new and exciting sex toys to add to your collection. With more than 8,000 products to choose from, combined with our price match guarantee, fast and discreet shipping, unbeatable customer service, easy returns and rewarding loyalty programme and free gifts, we know you'll love shopping with us. Find out more.

Guest, Digital Order
27th March 2024
rating 5.0
Verified Purchaser
Always great quality products, prices and descriptions. Delivery time is also fantastic, within a day or three. Would recommend. Thumbs up team.
Tim, Digital Order
26th March 2024
rating 5.0
Verified Purchaser
Amazing amazingly amazing… love it needed a new adult online store. Huge range mega sales. Personally signed card …arrived quickly… super cool. Thanks so much. It’s my birthday next week … and now I’m all stocked up for a party xxxxx
Donna, Digital Order
26th March 2024
rating 4.0
Verified Purchaser
The package was wrapped extremely well was impressive
Guest, Digital Order
26th March 2024
rating 5.0
Verified Purchaser
Just a the best in NZ. Thanks for your job, will deffenetly come back to you.
Adulttoymegastore reviews are verified and powered by Reviews.io
Subscribe and be in to win a Cosmopolitan gift pack.Value $475.60. Valid all March. T&C's apply

TOP