FOUND IN CREEK
STOLEN MACHINE-GUN.
(Per United Press Association.) Auckland, November 5.
A Vickers machine-gun which was stolen from a hall in New Lynn about August 27 was found yesterday in the mud of a tidal creek about half a mile from the hall. The discovery was made accidentally by a returned soldier who was crossing the bridge over the creek. A bag of spare parts and an ammunition belt were also found. The gun, though covered with mud, had not rusted. It has been handed back to the Defence Department and probably will be usable again. As the gun was heavy and awkward to carry it is fairly certain that it was removed by more than one person. The motive of the theft is unknown.
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Southland Times, Issue 22471, 6 November 1934, Page 6
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