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George Ohl aka Desire La Court
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AuthorJohn MorcombeDateJanuary 2020DescriptionIn February 1926, notorious house-breaker and car thief Desire La Court and his family moved to a house in Condamine Street Balgowlah that he rented under an assumed name.
A month later he was fatally shot by police at Richmond while trying to evade capture.
His life of crime started soon after his arrival in Australia from Germany around 1914 aged just 15. Being German, he was arrested and interned as soon as World War I started but soon after escaped. SubjectsCriminalsKeywordsthief
policeCopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of John Morcombe.
A month later he was fatally shot by police at Richmond while trying to evade capture.
His life of crime started soon after his arrival in Australia from Germany around 1914 aged just 15. Being German, he was arrested and interned as soon as World War I started but soon after escaped. SubjectsCriminalsKeywordsthief
policeCopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of John Morcombe.
John Morcombe, George Ohl aka Desire La Court (January 2020). Northern Beaches Council, accessed 24/07/2026, https://northernbeaches.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/52096