CAUGHT IN ACT
Men Surprised When Breaking Safe , FATHER AND SON / ARRESTED Press Association— Copyright Sydney, May G. While investigating safe robberies at two suburban railway stations, Birrong and Regent’s Park, this morning two detectives surprised two men breaking a safe at Berala station, which is in the same locality. When the detectives attempted to arrest the men one robber drew a revolver and fired two shots which did no harm. A fierce struggle followed, the detectives firing and wounding one man in the thigh. The other robber escaped but was arrested later. The robbers used a .iemmy during the struggle with the detectives, one of whom was injured in the face. The robbers were father and son.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 237, 8 May 1933, Page 5
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