Our criminal past: John Buckley given jail and hard labour after stealing whiskey in 1898

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Updated June 7 2018 - 4:22pm, first published 3:00pm
WHISKEY THIEF: John Buckley was sentenced to six months' hard labour in jail after he stole two gallons of whiskey in 1898. Pictures: CSU Regional Archives
WHISKEY THIEF: John Buckley was sentenced to six months' hard labour in jail after he stole two gallons of whiskey in 1898. Pictures: CSU Regional Archives

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