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BURGLARS’ PLAN FAILS. UNABLE TO START ENGINE. i-N g ' WHANGAREI, May 26. The post office a't : Ruakctko, about 'At miles from Whangafeiy J ahd a-few miles from Wiupu, wap- -broke!!' into in the early morning And* ‘the safe containing over £6O in caslv Avas removed. Only oya 'Chance mishap was the inoriey recovered. The post officer is'an isolated building oft the mam road ' ‘ '• The outer door Avas forced open and the inner door removed. The intruder managed to carry’the heavy saife into a waiting car, blit they Avere unable to start the car.
At 7.15' this' mofniitg,'' ; whiltThe Atas on his Avay to tile relief vvorks, Mr B Antonievich passed a. car outside the post; office, and a'man who was in it asked him to go to' Mrs Alison’j; house, about 18 chains aAvby, and to send for the police. Mrs Alison is the postmistress, and her Son ' communicated with.. Constable Leslie; of Waipu. Constable Leslie was quickly on the scene and arrested a young man. Two other men are believed to he concerned iir the attempted robbery.
Pension money for the district totalling over £6O had arrived at the post office yesterday morning, and would haA*e been paid out to-dhy.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1933, Page 6
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