OLD MAN SHOT.
MURDER IN HOBART. ROBBERY THE MOTIVE. United Press Assn. — Klee. Tel. Copyright. HOBART. April 5. A brutal murder was perpetrated in Harrington Street, Hobart. The victim was Charles Whelan. (55. a waterside worker, who was living alone. Whelan was shot by one of two men who later were seen running away from the scene. A neighbour heard the men demanding money, also Whelan's protests. Then a sliol was heard. One neighbour followed the two men for some distance. When he returned he found Whelan dead.
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Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18604, 6 April 1932, Page 7
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88OLD MAN SHOT. Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18604, 6 April 1932, Page 7
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