A BURGLARY
SAFE BLOWN OPEN
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)
WAIPUKL'RAU, Nov. 22
Late last night or early this morning the railway station was burglariously entered by means of . forcing a window from the platform. There is no doubt an expert had been at work, as explosives were used with success in forcing open a large safe, the inner casing being blown into a tangled mass. A luggage sack was used to deaden the sound, A fuse was applied to the keyhole of the safe. Two cash boxes are missing, containing cheques and notes for a substantial amount also silver and four pounds in pennies.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1929, Page 5
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104A BURGLARY Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1929, Page 5
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