From the Archives, 1976: The Great Bookie Robbery
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By John Allin, David Wilson, Steve Harris and Mike Sutherland
April 20, 2021 â 12.20pm
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THE $1.3m BOOKIE RAID
Record haul at city club
Police believe gunmen who netted at least $1,340,000 in a raid on the Victorian Club yesterday had been watching the building for more than a week.
The Great Bookie Robbery
Credit:The Age Archives
Senior detectives believe the bands may have set up cameras on the vacant third floor of an office block opposite to film cash deliveries.