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CACHE OF LIQUOR FORFEITED
SYDNEY, Monday
The forfeiture of 1,001 bottles of beer, 84 bottles of whisky and one bottle of wine, found under the floorboards at the home of Kate Leigh, in Surry Hills, was today ordered by Mr. Bliss, S.M., in the Licensing Court. The magistrate said there was no doubt the liquor was on the premises for illegal sale.
The Canberra Times, 1933
There were several policemen standing outside the side door to Kate Leigh’s Surry Hills grogery when Wilfred opened it. They seemed ready for a battle.
The first constable looked Wilfred up and down, clearly concluding that he was one of Kate Leigh’s more well-to-do customers. The officer informed them that he was investigating a burglary in one of the adjoining houses during which a man in pursuit had fallen from
