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Husband throws out $80,000 jewellery collection

Husband throws out $80,000 jewellery collection

A Caloundra truck driver overdid his cleaning duties, and threw out his wife’s $80,000 jewellery collection.

The couple kept the jewellery wrapped in garbage bags to fool thieves, but Geoff accidently throw it in the garbage.

“My wife rang and said where have the jewellery bags gone and I got that sick feeling in my stomach,” he said.

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