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Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2285, 19 February 1912, Page 6

Inquiries are being made by the detective department (says the " Sydney Telegraph ") in connection with the presence of a man and woman who are thought to be identical with two foreign escapees, alleged to have left England in the latter part of last year, after having obtained several thousands of pounds for a Mexican gold mine The couple were traced by Scotland Yard to various Continental cities, and, finally to an Australian mail steamer, but too late to effect an arrest, as the couple had already landed in Sydney. They are supposed to have brought with them a large sum in Bank of England notes, the number of which are known to the Sydney police, and which, if put in circulation, would lead to an arrest. Four confederates were arrested in Birmingham in connection with the flotation which is supposed to have returned a sum of £50,000. The operations of the six, it has been ascertained, extended in various directions over a period of years,, and in various parts of the world.