HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
MINING MANAGERS ROBBED,
ONE WOUNDED.
Received January 24, 1.24 a.m.
Adelaide, January 23.
A sensational highway robbery occurred at Port Adelaide at two o'clock this afternoon.
Mr Greenaway, general manager of the Block Fourteen Mining Company's works, and Mr Winter, assistant manager, were driving from the bank to the works with a bag containing J51232 to pay wages. Just before they reached the works two mounted masked men rode up and ordered them to bail up.
Winter continued driving, and one of the horsemen drew a revolver and shot the horse.
Greenaway and Winter were thrown out, tbe former being stunned and Winter injured in one leg.
The latter attempted to draw a revolver, but was covered, and compelled to put up his hands.
The robbers secured the money and galloped off. The police are pursuing them. Greenaway's injuries necessitated his removal to tbe hospital.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7371, 24 January 1902, Page 2
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147HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7371, 24 January 1902, Page 2
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