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ARREST AT BURBONG

. Two men who<ure alleged to bave conintltted the robbei les, were arrest- ed at Burbong Railway »fetation about 5 miles from Queanbeyan, on Satur- day, with most of the stolen goods m I heir possession* ,

A man sluodling rabbits near the

lîungeiidore Hill o;; Saturday atter- ri dan, saw tholen-^reeiXiiiKsttirpUgli

ii' gully, elad Jn .leather ¡overcoats, lind carrying suitcases anti rugs, on his return to 'Queanbeyan, hc^men tioncd the strange incident lo

(Wend. Learning of the robbery, ho informed the poliee. Su'ts. Hooter and Hargreaves, and Constable Ryder of the Queanbeyan piolloe. immedi- ately motored to Burbong and dlseov Ted-tho two men on the railway line near/ the »station, which is an unat

tenaed platform. They were evident- ]

ty waiting for the train to Sydney, which passes through the station

About t).;iOp.ni.

By clever strategy, the police pounced on the thieves, and they were bandcufled before they thoroughly re- alised they were arrested. Both were irmed with automatic revolvers fu'ly loaded, which were taken from Young's store. Most of the stolen coods were recovered. One man, ;i well-kuown old olfender, is about DI, years old. The other is a boy ot ' 9.

Both will appear at the Queanbeyan

court to-day.

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