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Haurongo: Holmes, Cecil William

An advertisement capitalises on the satchel-snatching incident involving Cecil William Holmes

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An advertisement capitalises on the satchel-snatching incident involving Cecil William Holmes
In 1948 Cecil William Holmes's satchel was snatched from his car, and documents from it implicating him as a communist and militant unionist were later leaked to the press by acting prime minister Walter Nash.

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Russell Campbell. 'Holmes, Cecil William', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2689/an-advertisement-capitalises-on-the-satchel-snatching-incident-involving-cecil (accessed 4 June 2026).