MELBOURNE SENSATIONS.
READ LIKE CINEMA FAKES, By Cable—Press Association— Copyright. Received May 31, 10.30 run.' Melbourne, May 31. A sensational attempt at robbery oc< curred this forenoon. Two postal officials, Hughes and McCartney, were con» veying £2,000 to pay the workmen at the new post office in Spencer Street. Three men, armed with revolvers, rushed up in a motor-car, threw pepper in. the officials' faces, and struck MoCartew a. severe Mo\? on the head. The mjacre- \ ants attempted to grab the bag of . money, but some workmen came ,os $«„ . scene and prevented this. The dftgwu - -. * adoes then clambered into the motor and •', escaped. McCartney jg in hospital, but - his injuries are not serious. ■ Another sensation is reported from Abbottsford. Gorman, the postmaster, ' drow two hundred pounds from tii* tank to pay soldiers. Returning to.the post , office he deposited the money, whieh mat in a bag, on the counter to attend t<H*e ' < telephone. A man entered, secured tb*' - bag, and bolted. He has not btui : caught. ' ~*''~ r - ,
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1916, Page 5
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166MELBOURNE SENSATIONS. Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1916, Page 5
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