AMAZING "RACKET."
ALLEGATIONS IN MELBOURNE. (12.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE. July 15. A huge "racket" whereby tickets for nearly a million gallons of petrol had been illegally sold, and which earned £12.000 for the men who devised the scheme, has been uncovered, the Melbourne police allege. Widespread inquiries by detectives show that bogus consumers' licenses, supported by car registration certificates which were unlawfully obtained, have been presented at pofct offices and ration tickets obtained. They have been sold mostly at racecourses at the rate of 3d for each gallon which the ticket entitled the motorist to buy. Postal officials were unable to detect the fraud because the licenses and registration certificates presented were apparently in order. Charges are expected to" be laid shortly.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 191, 15 July 1941, Page 5
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121AMAZING "RACKET." Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 191, 15 July 1941, Page 5
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