HOLD-UPS
THIEVES AT WORK
(Australian Press Association)
(Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 14. There were three sensational holdups by masked gunmen in the suburbs last night. At Ryde, a postal official was bailed up in the post' omce 'and robbed of y £4, tot a gunpoint. An attempt was made to open a safe which failed. At Glebe, an hour later, a shopkeper was tackled by a gunman who demanded money. The desperado ran away.
f- At Rozelle, an hour later, a bandit who had held up the proprietor of a store and stolen £2O, was chased by the police; A gun duel followed wlierein a dozen shots were fired. Constable Grinham was shot through the groin and later taken to the hospital. His assailant escaped. • Posses of police seairched the districts throughout the night. It is believed all the outrages were the work of thd same gang.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1929, Page 5
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