Described by the police* as a disgrace to the city, Mary and Isabella McKegney, who have 307 convictions between them, mostly for drunkenness, were sentenced at Christchurch to three months’ imprisonment on charges of drunkenness and obscene language. Mary had 202 convictions dating from 1900 and Isabella has 105, her record starting in 1895.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3894, 12 January 1929, Page 2
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54Untitled Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3894, 12 January 1929, Page 2
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