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Mystery of a missing gun

The St Andrews Church Hall on Margan Ave in New Lynn has one odd chapter to its history: it was the scene of a theft, a crime for which no perpetrators were ever found …. and that theft involved a Vickers machine-gun and ammunition. Seems rather at odds with the rest of the building’s story!"

In this episode Lisa Truttman shares a Whau Heritage Story from New Lynn that gripped that nation.

Recorded live on 13 June, 2021 at New Lynn Library.

The Whau Heritage Stories series supported by the Whau Local Board and Auckland Libraries.

Sound record: SA_0137_005
Image credit: https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/300-vickers-machine-gun-mechanism-made-easy/26802046 retrieved 26/08/2021
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