Gelignite and Fuses in Bank Strongroom
ROBBER INTERRUPTED BREAK AT OPOTIKI (From Our Own Correspondent J OPOTIKI, To-day. Disturbed in his nefarious enterprise by the arrival of the manager’s son, a thief who planned, apparently, to use explosives on the safe at the Bank of New Zealand, Opotiki, made his escape. Gelignite and fuses were found in the keyholes. iJtHE raid on the bank was made yesterday afternoon, the would-be robber taking advantage of the fact that the bank was closed, and the manager and his son absent. About 4.30 a young son of the manager and a firend of his returned to the bank residence. They found a door open, and a further door leading to the bank itself was also open. Further investigation showed that a mattress and a mat had been put against the strongroom door, and in each keyhole was gelignite, to which fuses and detonators were attached. The fuses had not been lit, the indications being that the raider had been disturbed. Detective McLeod, of Gisborne, has arrived, and investigations are being made.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 627, 2 April 1929, Page 1
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178Gelignite and Fuses in Bank Strongroom Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 627, 2 April 1929, Page 1
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