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Satchel snatch incident

Satchel snatch incident

A case (or satchel) of rank opportunism? This newspaper advertisement from 1949 sought to cash in on the notoriety of the Holmes satchel-snatch case.

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How to cite this page: 'Satchel snatch incident', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/satchel-snatch, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Nov-2007

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