Rivet Cartridges Stolen
Four packets of cartridges, each containing 50 rounds, were stolen from the workshop of A. and T. Burt, Ltd., sub-contractors to P. Graham and Son, Ltd., at the site of the new railway station building in Moorhouse avenue during the week-end. It was . stated that the cartridges, which are used for driving steel rivets into concrete, could be dangerous in inexperienced hands. They are large, have a powerful charge, and can be detonated by a blow. They were described by members of the Criminal Investigation Branch as being about an inch long and three-eighths of an inch thick with a copper case. They contain a yellow powder. A special gun is used for the cartridges on riveting work, * un was not taken. * nd fruit ol Mr W. R. Clough. at 203 Waltham road, was broken into during the week-end, and about £lO Jr. change was stolen. Entry few* gained through a window.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 14
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