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BOMB HOAX SENDS

CROWD SCURRYING

Sept 22nd 1973 night shoppers were send possible,” a police spokes-

A section of scurrying from the area by man said today.
Hamilton’s main street was constables using loudhailers. “All precautions were
cordoned off last night Both floors of taken while police made a
after a telephone caller told Woolworth’s building were thorough search of the
the manager of evacuated along with a building.”
Woolworths’ main branch menswear store, Youth for The all clear was given
there was a bomb on his Christ coffee bar and about 40 minutes after the
premises. jewellers in the same spot. hoax call was received at
The manager, Mr P. A. Police cars blocked off 7:30pm. Woolworths and the
Stevenson, , contacted Victoria Street between Ward other businesses involved are

Hamilton police who sent Street and Garden Place, understood to have lost
five cars to the scene and causing major traffic about a third of their normal
told the fire brigade to stand congestion. Friday night revenue.
by. “After we received the

Hundreds of Friday complaint we did everything

Bomb hoaxer plagues city

25th September 1973 Two more hoax calls today saw Fraser

Hamilton CIB have been directed to High School evacuated just after 8:15am
investigate a series of bomb hoaxes which and Forlong’s Furnishings in Frankton
have plagued the city’s emergency services cleared at 10:10am.
during the past few days. Once again police had to carry out a

The direction came from the district thorough search of both premises.
commander of the Waikato police region, Yesterday there were similar scares at
Chief Superintendent W. R. Fleming. Hamilton Boys’ High School and Mobil Oil’s
depot in Frankton.
Normally bomb hoax telephone calls
are investigated by the uniform branch but The hoax calls started on Friday night
detectives have been called in because the when Woolworths main branch in Victoria
current series of calls is having “serious Street and surrounding businesses had to be
repercussions.” evacuated.