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MAIL BAG ROBBERY

HOW IT WAS CARRIED OUT. (Australian Press Association.) <. SYDNEY, June 9. The manner in which the Canberra mail bag robbery of ten thousand pounds in notes was carried out on April 30, was told in the Police Court by Percy Jacobs, a former employee of the Post Office, and the chief police witness. His story involved Lance.ot Lynch, aged 31 years, a postal assistant; Arthur Collins, aged 35, a salesman; and Joseph Ryan, aged 31,. a motor driver. Each was charged with stealing, while a fourth man. James Oaffrev, aged 30, a labourer, was charged with receiving. Jacobs explained that Lynch obtained and provided a substitute mail bag and tag, and gave directions to Ryan where to intercept the mailbag containing the bank notes. Ryan made a special trip to Canberra in order to see how the hags were handled. Later llm Tmi?^.^ w Qu? anb( ’- Vi,n -, ™ : fl while the porter was changing the rail points in the early morning the mailhag with the money was abstracted, and thrown over a fence to a waiting motor car. (This was possible because the mails were left temporarily unattended on the platform.

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Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1931, Page 2

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MAIL BAG ROBBERY Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1931, Page 2

MAIL BAG ROBBERY Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1931, Page 2

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