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Bronze tugboat propellers worth $2m stolen in WA's north

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In a heist that has Western Australian police baffled, thieves have stolen eight tonnes of tugboat propellers valued at two million dollars. According to ABC News Australia, this type of theft is unprecedented for the region's mining towns. Investigators are now trying to piece together how someone moved that much metal without being spotted.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/police-stumped-by-...

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