A STRANGE AFFAIR
THEFT OF SONOMA’S GOLD. FURTHER” DETAILS. By Telegraph—Press A«a.—Court’ t. .SYDNEY, December 30. The Sonoma has arrived, and details of the gold robbery supplied by her officers show that an extended search by deteotives failed to locate the money, 'men Mr Knudeon, assistant engineer, on tapping a vent-pipe, noticed that it sounded unusual, and investigated. He found 6200 sovereigns inside it. The finding of the boxes of gold in the harbour was made in the following manner :—A wharf labourer heard a splash, and asked a nearby quartermaster .if someone had fallen overboard, and the quartermaster replied: “No.” The mam then, saw a box sinking in -the water. He thought it was a cask of whisky, but said nothing. When the robbery leaked out, he'told the officers of hie experience. The harbour was dragged, and three missing boxes of gold, strung together, were hooked up. In me meantime the quartermaster had disappeared.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11097, 31 December 1921, Page 5
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155A STRANGE AFFAIR New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11097, 31 December 1921, Page 5
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