MAN ROBBED
Blinded With Creosote INCIDENT IN HOTEL Two thieves committed a daring crime in Askey’s Hotel, at Bondi Junction, Sydney, recently, when they threw creosote and methylated spirits in a bus conductor’s face and robbed him of £6. The hotel was crowded when Jack Pollard, aged 29 years, entered after being paid his wages. He was followed by two young men to a small room near the main bar. Suddenly a. man drew a small vessel from his pocket and threw the contents in Mr. Pollard’s face. The conductor staggered back with his hands across his eyes. The pain prevented his making any efforts to resist the two thieves, who hurriedly but thoroughly searched his pockets. Then they jostled their way through the crowd at the bar and escaped into the street. Almost immediately afterward Mr. Pollard ran in with his eyes streaming with tears. The fluid had blinded him. Several men supported the conductor and tried to alleviate his suffering He was rushed to a hospital. Latei he wa» able to go home.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 291, 4 September 1931, Page 11
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175MAN ROBBED Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 291, 4 September 1931, Page 11
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