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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Crime files a safe cracker in the clink | History Defined

On The Job: Newcastle detective John Ure and Maitland Gaol governor Alan Penning.

John Ure, born and raised in Adamstown, was a NSW Police detective in the Hunter throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Here's his latest crime file.

Jimmy Edwards* was a safe cracker.

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