MAILBAG ROBBERY
jQlfiOO SPIRITED AWAT. As cabled recently from Sydney, for the third time in ten months an extensive robberj from a mailbag in transit has been reported. On March 7 last a registered mailbag, containing X2OOO in notes, belonging to the E.S. and A. Bank, was stolen between Bulli and Sydney. On November 5 last a registered packet, con. taining ,£ISOO in notes, belonging to the Biimo bunk, was stolon between Bulli and Sydney. On January 17 (he third robbery was when a registered mailbag containing ,£IOOO in notes belonging to the Bank of New South Wales, and three other registered packets, Was emptied of its contents between the parcels post office, Sydney, and the post office at Brewarrina. The disappearance of the contents from the registered mailbag is an absolute mystery. Where or how they were stolen is unknown, The parcel of notes was registered and posted by an officer of the bank. With three other registered parcels, the contents of which are i.ot of very great value, the notes wero placed in the bag, which was handled with the usual care given to registered matter, and was placed on the train for Brewarrina. Between p then and the time it reached its destina'tion, SlS'miles from Sydney, the bag was rifled ot' its contents. Strangely euougli, when the bag reached Brewarrina it appeared to be intact, with the seal and everything else in anparent order. When it was opened the Brewarrina officials at once noticed the theft, and reported the matter. All efforts to trace the missing contents failed. The services of the police were called in, and they now have the matter in hand. They have no clues to work on, for all they know is that the contents disappeared between Sydney and Brewarrina. The stolen notes consist of ,£SOO worth of JlO-notcs, numbered W519.G21 to W519.G70: JiSHO worth of i's-notes, numbered 180,001 V to 186,100 V: .£SOO worth of ,£l-notes, numbered A 001.501 .T to A 062,000.1 j and JGIOO worth of 10s.-notes.
The nepnty-T , ostma=te r -Genfral (Sir. Young) is i»rently vorrip-l over the robbery. "AY" thoiurht," hi> «'al'eil, "particularly ifter previous robberies, A hat wo hail takpn every orecauliori to prevent another. There did not srem to he a loonhole through which roistered unreels could psonp". Of course. Tdo not know where the leak K hut clearly there i? one. We ai-e matin? th? closest investigation .n'ml hav" snecinl assistance in the inwlertakin?. These notes had to be c.*rricd a nons : 'lernWe distuw. so that the innuiries will extend over a large area, and .some days will elapse before I receive the reports."
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 113, 5 February 1918, Page 6
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439MAILBAG ROBBERY Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 113, 5 February 1918, Page 6
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