THIEVING EXTRAORDINARY
On Saturday, amidst much local pomp and ceremony, Brigadier-General (Senator) Cox kid the foundation-stone of a memorial hall at Rydalmere, one of the ou*Jying suburbs. The stone, which weighed about half a hundredweight, and which was nicely inscribed, marked the consummation of the aspirations of the residents to erect a suitable memorial to the men of the district who had fallen in the war. The stone was well and truly laid amidst a burst of cheers, and the way was thus paved for the commencement of the construction of the memorial hall. Imagine the consternation, however, of the district, the next morning when it was found that the stone had been stolen. The" stone was seen at the spot where it was laid at 1.20 a.m. At 8 o'clock the same morning it had vanished as into thin air. The stone had little or no intrinsic value. But in the hearts of the people of the district it was something precious, j - • -
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 12 December 1923, Page 9
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164THIEVING EXTRAORDINARY Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 12 December 1923, Page 9
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