PILLAGING RIFE
CONCERN IN AUSTRALIA RAILWAY OFFICERS ALERT SYDNEY, Nov. 1. Railway investigation officers throughout Australia are co-operating in a determined effort to stamp out organised pillaging from trains. A New South Wales railways investigation officer said yesterday that, although there had been more than 100 arrests during the past 12 months, pilfering from trains still amounted to more than £IOO,OOO annually. Pillaging from ships also continues to cause concern. This week the robbery of 200 wrist watches valued at £IOOO from a ship in Sydney has been reported. Most of the pillaged property consists of scarce commodities easily disposed of on a black market.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21551, 2 November 1944, Page 3
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