SWAGMAN’S LUNCH.
EFFECT ON DETECTIVE. A detective at Parramatta, Sydney. who has used many disguises to detect illegal betting, had an unhappy sequel to his most recent exploit. Detective Sember, dressed as a dusty and tattered swagman, went to Nepean Dam and spent two or three days in the township there. One afternoon he sat in the sun on the doorstep of a shop, and while watching some men who were suspected of betting, lie ate a 1 finch of bread and butter and black pudding. It is alleged that he saw many bets being made, and he later assisted other police m a. raid on the alleged bettors. Several men were arrested. When the police returned to Camden, Detective Sember complained of illness, and it was found that he was suffering from food poisoning, caused, it is believed, by the black pudding.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12451, 18 September 1933, Page 2
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143SWAGMAN’S LUNCH. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12451, 18 September 1933, Page 2
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