Crime in NSW Index Extract

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the 70s, 255–62

after the war, 198–203

bank robberies, 1–4, 58–60, 67, 127–8, 198, 210
bequests, see wills

capital punishment, 87, 98
charity bequests, 147
children, see also youth gangs
prostitution and, 143
theft by, 57
World Youth Day, 152
contract killings, 84, 96–7

ethnic, 192
Chinese, 127
drug trade, 123, 192–213
Italian, 101
Lebanese, 220–4
Maltese, 182
in motorcycle clubs, 175–6, 181–2, 186
multiculturalism in crime, 227
Pacific Islander, 175–6
Thai, 193
Vietnamese, 197–200

fences, see receiving

gangs (pushes), 4–8, 81, 96
Kangaroo Gang, 106, 125
youth gangs, 8, 197, 199–200
gun crime, 81, 83, 87, 101, 137, 205, 207–8
Milperra Massacre, 137, 176–7

hangings, 6, 55
homicide, clear-up rate, 78, 80

Kangaroo Gang, 106, 125, 166
Kelly, Charles ‘Kicker’, 43, 66
Kelly, ‘Kicker’, 48

later years, 299

machine guns and crime, 155
motorcycle gangs, 175–91
ethnic, 175–6, 181–2, 186
Milperra Massacre, 137, 176–7
murder
of children, 110
drug trade and, 118, 120–4

National Crime Authority (NCA), 214
NCA, 124, 193

outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs), see motorcycle gangs
overseas crime, Kangaroo Gang, 106, 125

receiving, 4, 20, 38, 51
rip roaring twenties, 78–90
robbery, 9–11, 18, 35–6, 49–51, 55–6, 60–2, 64–9, 85–6, 123, 166, 275
of banks, 1–4, 58–60, 67, 210
of trains, 50–5, 79

Rocks Push  101–2

train robberies, 50–5, 79, 167, 213

wills, see charity bequests
Wilson, Herbert (aka ‘Budgee’ Travers), 17–8, 23, 105
witnesses, 27–8, see also perjury

youth gangs, 8, 197–200

List of entries with errors
Poor subject analysis and description 
rip roaring twenties
the 70s
after the war
later years
receiving [stolen goods]
Failure to gather
‘machine guns and crime’ should be gathered at ‘gun crime’ or cross-referenced 
Kelly, Charles ‘Kicker’ probably same as Kelly, ‘Kicker’ – check with editor
Use of adjectives alone
ethnic 
Failure to double post or cross-ref, or inconsistent double post
robberies/train robberies/bank robberies
Wilson, Herbert (aka ‘Budgee’ Travers)
National Crime Authority (NCA)
homicide/murder
murder, see also contract killings
pushes, see gangs (pushes)
Cross-references to non-existent terms
witnesses, see also perjury
bequests, see wills
Concepts as subheadings that could be headings
Milperra Massacre
Headings with lots of undifferentiated locators
robbery

Corrected index

bank robberies, 1–4, 58–60, 67, 127–8, 198, 210
bequests, see charity bequests

capital punishment, 87, 98, see also hangings
charity bequests, 147
children, see also youth gangs
prostitution and, 143
theft by, 57
World Youth Day, 152
contract killings, 84, 96–7
crime in NSW
1920s 78-90
1930–1944
1945–1969, 198–203
1970s, 255–62
1980–2010, 299

ethnic groups, 192
Chinese, 127
drug trade, 123, 192–213
Italian, 101
Lebanese, 220–4
Maltese, 182
in motorcycle clubs, 175–6, 181–2, 186
multiculturalism in crime, 227
Pacific Islander, 175–6
Thai, 193
Vietnamese, 197–200

fences, see receiving stolen goods

gangs (pushes), 4–8, 81, 96
Kangaroo Gang, 106, 125, 166
Rocks Push  101–2
youth gangs, 8, 197, 199–200
gun crime, 81, 83, 87, 101, 137, 205, 207–8
machine guns, 155
Milperra Massacre, 137, 176–7

hangings, 6, 55
homicide, see murder

Kangaroo Gang, 106, 125, 166
Kelly, Charles ‘Kicker’, 43, 48, 66

machine guns and crime, 155
Milperra Massacre, 137, 176–7
motorcycle gangs, 175–91
ethnic, 175–6, 181–2, 186
Milperra Massacre, 137, 176–7
murder,  see also contract killings
of children, 110
clear-up rate, 78, 80
drug trade and, 118, 120–4

National Crime Authority (NCA), 124, 193, 214

outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs), see motorcycle gangs
overseas crime, Kangaroo Gang, 106, 125, 166

perjury – check for content
pushes, see gangs

receiving stolen goods, 4, 20, 38, 51
robbery, 9–11, 18, 35–6, 49–51, 55–6, 60–2, 64–9, 85–6, 123, 166, 275, see also receiving stolen goods
of banks, 1–4, 58–60, 67, 127–8, 198,  210
of trains, 50–5, 79, 167, 213
Rocks Push  101–2

stolen goods, see receiving stolen goods; robbery

train robberies, 50–5, 79, 167, 213
Travers, ‘Budgee’, see Wilson,  Herbert

wills, see charity bequests
Wilson, Herbert (aka ‘Budgee’ Travers), 17–8, 23, 105
witnesses, 27–8, see also perjury

youth gangs, 8, 199–200