THEFT OF £I3OO
MANUFACTURER’S LOSS CHILDREN SUSPECTED (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (9 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 18. The theft of £I3OO from a Siafe of,Si Concord furniture manufacturer -.is believed to have been the work of schoolchildren. * f,, Banknotes to the value of more than £IOO were found scattered about the office and an unknown quantity had been burned. Detectives discovered a toy pistol in the office. Other stolen money was found in the street nearby. The manufacturer left £3OO in an unlocked safe. When he told' his wife of the theft he was informed that she had placed an additional £IOOO in the safe.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20836, 15 July 1942, Page 3
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103THEFT OF £1300 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20836, 15 July 1942, Page 3
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