New Zealand Police :£100 reward ... Whereas on the night of the 1st instant, some person or persons did feloniously enter the Museum, Thorndon Flat, and did steal therefrom certain valuable property, notice is hereby given that the above reward will be paid to any person who shall give such information as shall lead to the conviction of the offender, or offenders. Frederick Atchison, Inspector of Police. February 2, 1866. By authority, G Didsbury, Governmment Printer

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New Zealand Police :£100 reward ... Whereas on the night of the 1st instant, some person or persons did feloniously enter the Museum, Thorndon Flat, and did steal therefrom certain valuable property, notice is hereby given that the above reward will be paid to any person who shall give such information as shall lead to the conviction of the offender, or offenders. Frederick Atchison, Inspector of Police. February 2, 1866. By authority, G Didsbury, Governmment Printer

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An arrangement of text offering a reward of £100. The poster contains a list of the articles stolen, including chronometers, binoculars, jewellery, medals, coins, pounamu, jewellery and even a ring purported to contain a lock of Napoleon's hair. Wellington Independent, 3 March 1866, page 5 recounts how the culprit "a short elderly man named James Young" in prison for another misdemeanour, confided his part in the museum robbery to a fellow prisoner who was able to lead police to the swag co...

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Date created

1866

Creator

Didsbury, George, 1839-1893

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/31983119

Locations

Thorndon

Related subjects

Atchison, Frederick, -1902 / Colonial Museum (N.Z.) / Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 / New Zealand Police / Coins / Jewellery / Medals / Museums / New Zealand / Wellington Region / Police / Pounamu / Theft from museums / Thorndon

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