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Wool theft case at Mt Cornish Station leads to prison terms
Robert Russell Brennan of Stockholm Station faced three charges for theft of wool and wool packs from Mt Cornish shearing shed. Jurors heard he sold wool to Ben Douglas of Blackall, cashed cheques to P Jackson, and was found guilty on all counts. He received 14 days for each wool pack theft and six months for the wool valued at £300, with restitution of recovered wool to John Campbell Anderson Cornish.
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Robert Russell Brennan
Stockholm
Brennan
Mt. Cornish
John Campbell Anderson
Currey
P. Jackson
Blackall
Inspector Currey
Ben Douglas
Ben
Douglas
Jackson
Defendan Brennan
Core Creek
Che Wosl
Apg Ir
P. T. Noone
Noone
Muttaburra
John Campbell Anders