For two months in 1932, Greymouth was a town on edge, as a series of increasingly aggressive bombings targeted police while they worked and slept. For two months, Greymouth was a town on edge, traumatised, never knowing when or where the next one may strike. West Coast Recollect Greymouth, pictured here in 1937, five years after the bombingsLopdell was a hard working and ambitious officer. Even some local pub owners, who resented the police crackdowns, weren't happy with the extra attention and higher police presence that the attack had brought. "Nearly all his business is done in the evening when the miners come to town," Lopdell wrote.

Source: Stuff June 15, 2019 02:48 UTC