LAWLESS SYDNEY
TWO HOLD-UPS YESTERDAY
(IT.P..Y. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct. 2. 1.10 a.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 1. Two armed men held up an employee of a taxicab depot at Darlinghurst to-dav and stole U 6. Tin fro was a second hold-up tonight at Darhnghurd. Three .young men entered a. cake shop and demanded L‘6 from Alexander Shearer, whose who. in tile next room, overhearing the argument, slipped out at the. bade with the intention ui giving the alarm. Flic reached 1 lie front of the shop .just in time to see a man leaving. Idle seized him and her husband rushed vo her aiu and closed with a second man. Three shots were fired, but nobodv was hurt-. A crowd gathered, but was afraid to help Shearer and his wife, who were compelled to release their grip on the bandits all of whom escaped, having secured _-i from the cash reg>ste..
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11326, 2 October 1930, Page 5
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