[Mishmash] Medal thieves to share reward (The AustralianArticle)

[Fred Atkinson]

    It kind of stinks when the thieves are rewarded, don't you think?



                                                                Fred

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Brown" <djbrown at tpg.com.au>
To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Medal thieves to share reward (The
AustralianArticle)


> Hi Fred,
>
> You will be pleased to know that the medals have been recovered.  I
don't
> know the details but I heard it on the radio last weekend.
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net
[mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net]
> On Behalf Of Fred Atkinson
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 February 2008 2:16 AM
> To: mishmash at mishmash.net
> Subject: [Mishmash] Medal thieves to share reward (The Australian
Article)
>
>
>
> Fred Atkinson (fatkinson at mishmash.com) suggested you might be
interested in
> this article from The Australian
>
> ?
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Medal thieves to share reward
>  | February 19, 2008
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
> THIEVES who stole dozens of precious war medals from a New Zealand
museum
> last year may get part of the huge reward for their return.
>
> The possible windfall for the criminals has sparked outrage across the
> Tasman, with the daughter of New Zealand World War II hero Captain
Charles
> Upham saying she felt "quite sick" to learn the thieves could benefit.
>
> The 96 medals, which included nine Victoria Crosses - including those
of
> Upham, the only combat soldier to have won the Victoria Cross twice -
were
> stolen in the early hours of December 2 from the Queen Elizabeth II
Army
> Memorial Museum at Waiouru on New Zealand's north island.
>
> .. Article continues.
>
> Alternatively, you can cut and paste this link into your browser:
>
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23236929-31477,00.html
>
>
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