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THE SAFE BREAKERS

On January 22, 2025   /   Humour   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Adams Hotel, Lock picking, Safe blowing, Safe breaking, True Crime
THE SAFE BREAKERS

A look at safe breaking in Australia back in the day. Picking a padlock or manipulating tumblers on a combination lock was generally confined to a few experts with sensitive fingers and acute hearing. It wasn’t easy, and of course the contents could be disappointing to say

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BOXHILL BANK BUST

On September 27, 2022   /   Blog   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Bank Robbery, Boxhill, Henry Serpell, Safe blowing, True Crime
BOXHILL BANK BUST

20 year old Henry Serpell was the accountant at the Boxhill branch of the E.S. & A. bank. Serpell slept on the premises, and on May 17 1904 he was woken by three men; one was holding a flashlight and another was aiming a revolver at his

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