This is a image of the reward poster for Joseph Powelka (arrested in Ashhurst), an infamous prison escapee in 1910. Powelka’s suspected involvement in a series of robberies, burglaries and arsons led to a reward of £100.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2013N_Pi492_006834
- Title
- Joseph Powelka: Reward Poster
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- circa 1900
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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