Thomas Finch, as he called himself, was caught up in the 1905 Hobart Museum robbery. To read the first part of the story, CLICK HERE. On March 31 1905, the White Star liner S.S. Persic arrived in Hobart enroute to London. Two days later , a passenger
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A robbery occurred at the Hobart Museum (now The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery) on the night of April 16 1905. It was believed to be the work of mainland criminals , targeting items which could be melted down and sold as bullion. Security at the institution
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