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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 October 1928, Page 6

The discovery of charred remains of the Blackball mail, which disappeared a few weeks ago' while in transit by train from Ngaliere to Greymouth, is reported to have been made by a, sawmill employee in the Kaiata district. It is understood that, although it was almost burned beyond recognition, the brass rings attached to the top of the bag were identified. A number of burned silver coins of small denominations were found scattered about. The action of the weather on the* charred canvas remnants of the bag had reduced them to a state of almost unrecognisable pulp. The discovery, was repfifted to the police, who took charge ot the bag and remains of 'the missing package. The discovery was made in some scrub adjacent to the railway line about three miles from Greymouth. The mail bag had apparently been thrown out of ’ the guard’s van by the thiet who, after extricating the contents or value, set the bag cm fire with the object o£ destroying the evidence of his crime. V

As ho was ■watching two women fighting, Sidney Townend, aged 78, a Hull 'pensioner) was pushed against a wall by the crowd and died from his injuries.

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