Transcript:Riverine Herald/n2015p2

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Source Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria, Australia)
Surnames Pryke
Places Carapoee, Victoria, Australia
St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Year range 1880 - 1880

Friday, January 16, 1880

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Highway Robbery

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —Information reached Melbourne on Wednesday from St. Aruaud that a laborer, named Race Pryke had re-ported to the local police that about half-past 8 o'clock pm on Sunday last he was riding along the main road towards St. Ar-naud, and when near Garaporee, two men suddenly rushed from the bush, and inter-rupted his passage. One of the men pre-sented a revolver at him, and ordered him to dismount, and deliver up his money. The other fellow also stood over Pryke with a resolver. Pryke dismounted, and give the robbers £2. The matter was reported to the police on the following morning, when two mounted constables started in pursuit of the desperados, of whom, however , no trace could be found.

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