HIDDEN WEALTH

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 115, 12 November 1934, Page 8

HIDDEN WEALTH

BISCftVE^

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(From '^i f^y^fi^n£iuo^ii i

■ ]?&'' fire; onjihursday in: ; a^ »mjiU:%tore in|Leichhlwd|^ Sydney^leldi^^^^^^Kf^o^®^ Of wealthby; firemen' andpoliceV Within the small building they' found buckets 'p'fTgold^ta^'si^ nomination, 'jewellery'estimated' to be Worth thousands:' ofipouhdsj as well as large bundles of notes. Included in ,the hoard were 34Q Jpvereigns, how worth -atMeast- £SBo.tV'fi'";t:. ;;^:;-'v>';>-;' • ■ The shop;was quite ;an unpretentious 'one'/- and it is easy to imagine the amazempntvof rth.» nrenien when in the course of- their • duties they r came; upon this5 great- wealth. They J first .found coins and notes in' smouldering bags beneath; the shop 'counter.'; iTlnder the seats pf■ chairaj in. drawers, .and.under the bed, more gleaming gold and silver came to light, along with diamond rings, gpld^watches,,and jewellery ofj every. sort^;||Ths^!Bilver;inclnded many English 'coins .which: hav»;ncit.been in :eir(Bulatib^f'ip^i^fis^ali»"'.for^ years:! There .wisre>'.n<ii;es,";; ; vtob7 ■,'6f*"';various;! values, which; were issued years :ag6^ There werej^eopper, and\silyer ~coine ? in every room,-and when these were collected they, nlled. two large buckeU. ' ' jThe occupant .of the shop was. Mr. 'James?BsHunv;i"«ia^ii'e> j' explained to the police'thfctf he hadrlived at the pjace; t^jßsSyi«s.:w^rhe;:r money >. . ;and valuables that had been found; represented;;vliisjSilifep'iiivings.t ■always«;*hopg^4l^^'|h?^>wbu^ 'saferJ'iniijSia'i.ojtni. :iE.kre .^ap', if- he had . taken^em^to;^(;b'inlcir K He (carefully.' ■ examined€^e)|trea)(ure^hai lihad'-.' teen. ■ sayed <■ from^.the'.i.fireij^iand-;.; heS.stated, later. ■;th^|H:onl^'»V'f«wv#otw'.''^d):beeni ..des'teby ; fd^"^sv;th''^firo;,i;had. ;<"»% ftrong i ;hold" .on; the^h^j^^nV^jthe^poliee'^iarr rived; /he' vwaa ■f|ortvu£tte/that This ■; -low] '\ •'.lt.: wasjpointed: oiitgto; Mr.: Hunt; thaf it.would" be^ "' .dangerb.u.s.':.ior:h^^tp':';'keep!i such -wealth, .any '.'longer,; Jaiid;;;he<:;.re-r luctantly r agreed to;.iiar« tiii transferred to the; nearest -biiAlcgSAi- strong police guardiwasl! secui'ea,?an3 'the f treasure wa« takenAby-'mbtortcar to a- place of; safe : keeping;''.-;■£;4s?2:s>::',.i^-A'■{,.^i'-:- ---■ ■'■■■ .r- i ■■*''•-'■■•' "■"--<?■■'. ■■ •--itafvt: •■*; J-■ '■-■■,;-! k;k?-.,•-.;■;.: