Seaman Admits Whisky Theft
AUCKLAND, Sept. 2. The clever theft of six cases of Scotch whisky from the Fordsdale while berthed in Auckland, was described before justice in the Police Court to-day • In a statement the accuses said he and four others at midnight on August 15 went down to No. 7 hold, which was battened-down. The only access the men had was through a ventilator. They lifted the top of the ventilator and one man lowered himself down by a rope. In half an hour he handed up the contents of six cases., Graham pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. , Bail was allowed in one surety of £200..
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Grey River Argus, 3 September 1948, Page 8
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