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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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THE NEWTOWN BANK BUST

On October 13, 2019   /   History   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Bank Robbery, Commercial Bank of Australia, Enmore, Forensics, Safe breaking
THE NEWTOWN BANK BUST

On Sunday,  October 6 1929, the Commercial Bank of Australia in Enmore Road, Newtown was broken into and the contents of the safe stolen. The manager was away at the time, and the theft was reported by the caretaker, Bruce Bell. Mr Bell was required to sleep

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