BLEW HIMSELF TO PIECES
SYDXEY, .Tuly 19. Detectivos believe that a young man. who.se bodv was fouml in a lane at Surry Ilills, hlew himself to pieces while safe-hreaking. Apparently, a liorne-made gelignite homb exploded m his pocket. Other thieves with him tled after Ihe explosion, leaving the sai'e plugged with gelignite. They also left safe-hreaking tools, and two cars and throe hags of stolen goods packed ready for removal. The dead man had a criminal reeord. He sulTered terrihle injuries when the homb exploded, the whole right upper part ol! his bodv being blown away.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 July 1947, Page 5
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