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Slams till on thief 's fingers - girl fights six foot shop raider ._x000D_
Miss Margery McCarthy , a nineteen year old assistant at a florist 's shop in Queen 's Road , Peckham , put up a plucky fight against a man six feet tall who attempted to raid the till . She rushed towards the robber and kicked him , slamming the drawer of the till on his fingers . The bandit struck Miss McCarthy in the face and she was found unconscious among broken glass and flowers ._x000D_
Photo shows ; Miss Margery McCarthy after her fight with the bandit ._x000D_
23 August 1933
Title: Slams till on thief 's
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Slams till on thief 's fingers - girl fights six foot shop raider .
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Miss Margery McCarthy , a nineteen year old assistant at a florist 's shop in Queen 's Road , Peckham , put up a plucky fight against a man six feet tall who attempted to raid the till .
She rushed towards the robber and kicked him , slamming the drawer of the till on his fingers .
The bandit struck Miss McCarthy in the face and she was found unconscious among broken glass and flowers .
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Photo shows ; Miss Margery McCarthy after her fight with the bandit .
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23 August 1933.