DARING ESCAPE OF NAVAL RATINGS
m Received Monday, 8.15 p.m. SYDNEY,' June 16 After sawing th.ro.ugh flve iron bars an inch thick, three naval ratings, .all without shoos, escaped into thick husli surrounding -the detention barracks a'( the Balmoral .naval base toilay All were being deta.ined on desertion charges. Imrnediately the escape was discovered searesh partios -from the base .ancl Ihe North Byd-ney poiice started comb ing the surrqunding ,area. The men eiimbed through a spaee 14 -by 10 inches »^d djropped .ten eet t»> the ground. Eive' pthor ,men m -tlie eell remained behind. f
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1947, Page 5
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96DARING ESCAPE OF NAVAL RATINGS Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1947, Page 5
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