"HONOUR" PRISONERS.
ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY. MELBOURNE, May 10. Armed police and warders have been searching the bush roads around Beechworth, since early yesterday for George Grannon and Raymond Cullen, indeterminate sentence prisoners, who disappeared while working with 14 other reformatory men in clearing land near a pine plantation a few miles from Beechworth.
The only food the men had was bread and jam, which was eaten at lunoh yesterday. The men, who were honour prisoners, were reported to have been seen in prison <rarb near Springhurst this afternoon, and were stated to be heading toward Wangarratta. All bridge* en route are being closely guarded vy armed police. No thefts of *jf "J clothing have been reported «»* .££ men may be driven by hunger w» — render. J^k
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 11
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125"HONOUR" PRISONERS. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 11
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