BURGLARY IN AUCKLAND
SAFE DYNAMITED.
(By Telegraph — Press Association.)
AUCKLAND,,Last M-ght. , 'Burglars entered promitea in Mechanics' Bay on Mcnda yniglit, and broke open ia safe with dynamite-.. They carried' tilie safe intfo tins back cf tlie building, and it is trident that they enveloped li cm eom,e modelling clay, which they found on tdie premises, their object being to deaden the. noise of the explosion. The remains of four fuses were found near, and it wtould eeem tha't the burglars worked gloved inands. The noise of the explosion would not i>e taken much noises of, as 'work cm a sewer in the vicinity 3ias required a lot of blasting.
The total value cf their haul from the safe was '-.about £5.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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121BURGLARY IN AUCKLAND Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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