THE £10,000 WAS HIS
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WELLINGTON, Sept. 25. After nearly three weeks of anxiety, the caretaker at a AVellington theatre, who looked a certaintv, lmt with just a sliadow of a doubt, for the flrst prize of £10,000 in an overseas sweepstake, { has been relieved to learn by cablegram from Australia that he is the wiiiner. " The manuger of Ihe theatre today, in ■ order to end the caretaker \s suspeuse, took the step of sending an urgent reply paid message asking for confirmation. Tlie answer was "173478 congralulations. A^riting today." The understanding belweon the manager and caretaker was that should t-lie caretaker be the winner, he would give his notice and lenve alinost ituauediately for a protracted holida^y, ' 5
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 September 1946, Page 7
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