A PISTOL BATTLE
30 SHOTS FIRED. (Australian Press Association.) (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) SYDNEY, Augut 17. A pistol battle occurred in a lonely part of Glenroy, Victoria. Six men broke into Nicholsons garage and awakened four men on the premises. One of the thieves was captured. The others returned, and after releasing their companion, opened a pitched battle until their magazines were exhausted. They then used. tyre levers. Two garage men were knocked unconscious. The gunmen then made off. ■ It is remarkable that no one was wounded, although at least thirty shots were fired.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1931, Page 5
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96A PISTOL BATTLE Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1931, Page 5
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