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A sharp-eyed Dunedin constable was nominated for a reward for tracking down a shirt thief on 2 October 1879. George Price was sentenced to 12 months labour for stealing 18 shirts from a shop door, after which he went on the run with his new wardrobe. He possibly hoped to be the city’s best-dressed man but had no such luck. 12 months incarcerati...
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- Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / shirt / thief / George Price / William McKinnon / Dunedin / theft / crime / punishment / reward / police / constable / Police Gazette
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