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Hooded Moralists BRISBANE, August *24. The Chief of the Brisbane Criminal. Investigation Bureau, inspector Jessen, offered to eat both of his hats if anyone pould produce a "hooded moralist." lie was referring to the recent report that mem tiers of a "Moralist Society ” in hoode> and capes, were exploding tire-crackers to frighten couples in parks and doorways. Mr. Jessen said that after the recent complaints about orgies in Brisbane he put an extra squad of detectives on duty in the city. They did not find any "necking" in doorways, and they certainly did not find any hooded moralists. All they did was to wear out good shoe leather. “Hooded moralists don’t exist, and never did exist.” he said. A weekend canvass disclosed that none of Brisbane's 400 police and detectives has ever heard of hooded moralists, and also (hat the fireworks said to have been used are almost unprocurable.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 281, 26 August 1942, Page 5
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152DESCRIBED AS MYTH Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 281, 26 August 1942, Page 5
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