Historical information
Articles cover the story of an attempted bank robbery of the Commercial Bank, (Main Road, Eltham) on Thursday 15th December 1949 when shots were exchanged in a bid to prevent the escape of a man who had attempted to rob the bank. A subsequent search took place. 19 year old youth Kay Arthur Morgan was later caught and committed to trial. He had used a stolen gun, 15 shots had been fired.. Two bullets were fired into the ceiling and back wall of the bank, after penetrating the wooden counter and passing in between the legs of the receiving officer Spear.
Names mentioned: Senior Constable N. Forbes, Harry Wallace (Manager), Mr. L.A. Spears (Receiving Officer) , Senior Detective H. McMennamin, Mr H. D. Pettie (Mountain View Rd, Montmorency, Detective Sergeant K. Hubbard, Inspector F. Hobley, Senior Inspector R. Newton, Detective P. Pedersen, Detective L Dent, Detective J. Oakers,
Includes photos
Physical description
Four pages of photocopies of newspaper clippings with typed source information.
Pistol stolen, The Argus, 10th December, 1919
Search of Scrub proves fruitless, The Age 17th December 1949, page 3
Pistol Battle at Bank, The Age 16th December 1949
"Guilty" pleas to pistol theft Court told of lad's hold-up bid, The Argus 23rd February, 1950 page 7
Subjects
References
- Youth of 19 charged with attempted armed robbery of Bank at Eltham From the Weekly Times, February 15, 1950, p 6.
- BUSH SEARCH FOR ELTHAM BANK BANDIT (1949, December 17). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. The incident was reported nationally
