BANDITS IN AUSTRALIA.
FOUR MOTORISTS ROBBED. THREATS WITH PISTOLS. MASKED MEN IN MELBOURNE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, July 25. Two bandits, using a powerful sedan motor-car, from which the back window had been removed In order that pursuers might be fired upon, between 12.30 and 2.30 this morning robbed four motorists and attempted to rob another. The crimes occurred in a suburban area. In each case the bandits, who were' masked, drove alongside parked cars, threatened the occupants with pistols and demanded money. The demands were acceded to in four cases, the bandits getting about T 6 and some jewellery from women passengers. The last attempt failed as the motorist saw the bandits in time and drove rapidly away. Three police patrols began a search for the bandits and found their car, but the men escaped.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20255, 26 July 1937, Page 7
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138BANDITS IN AUSTRALIA. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20255, 26 July 1937, Page 7
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