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Larrikins in Gore

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Larrikins in Gore

Concern about public safety in urban areas is nothing new. In this 1895 letter to the editor of the Mataura Ensign a resident complains about larrikins in the main street of Gore.

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National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past

Reference: Mataura Ensign, 28 June 1895, p. 2

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Carl Walrond, Security and personal safety – Risks to personal safety, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/30942/larrikins-in-gore (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 April 2011, updated 1 August 2017.