BURIED TREASURE
SOOIIT FflilS SCVBEICKS !'ro*o \»sovn-.non—By Copyright SYDNEY, October 20. A treasure hunt game by Boy Scouts near Taronga Park Zoo yesterday had an unexpectedly realistic denouement, when, at a point where the soil was worn by the weather, a boy noticed the bright glint of metal. An examination disclosed a shining receptacle containing about £BOO in sovereigns and half-sovereigns, which is supposed to have been buried ten or fifteen years ago, and may 7, have be' i the proceeds of some robbery. The game was part of the Scout troop’s training in resource and perception.
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Evening Star, Issue 20311, 21 October 1929, Page 1
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97BURIED TREASURE Evening Star, Issue 20311, 21 October 1929, Page 1
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