Bank Robbery.
VALUABLE PLUNDER.
(BY ELEOTRia TELEGRAPH.- COPYRIGHT.) (rEUTER's TELEGRAMS.) Melbourne, September 19. A daring and unaccountable robbery has been perpetrated at the Commercial Bank of Australasia m this city Sixteen bars ot gold were deposited m the safe last night by Mr .fennook, the Manager of the branch bank at Ballarat, who took possession ot one of the keys of the Rate, another officer of the bank keeping the second key. He noticed this morning that the keyhole of the safe was obstructed, and on opening the safe it was found that fourteen of the bars of gold were missing.besides £1000 m notes and gold coin. No clue to the robbery has yet been discovered .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 247, 20 September 1883, Page 2
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116Bank Robbery. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 247, 20 September 1883, Page 2
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