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On this week in... 1936

Jewellery store heist

On 3 June 1936, James Banfield and Harry Mason were tried at the Perth Supreme Court for breaking and entering and stealing. The pair smashed a plate glass window at Dunklings jewellery store in Hay Street and grabbed 18 diamond rings. Occurring in the early afternoon, the theft was hailed as a daring escapade, with several passers-by unsuccessfully trying to halt the pair, who escaped by motor car. Banfield and Mason were sentenced to five and four years imprisonment respectively.

This trial report is from The Daily News

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