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o — MOA BONES, MERES AND ADZES Relies of rt particularly interesting nature have been brought Lo light at Wairoa recent Iv. During the recent operation of two plants near the railway bridge crossing the. Wairoa River for recovering shingle and material from the river for ballast for the Kopuawham Valley several relics have bee:"! discovered by the contractors. ; Chief of these was a Maori stone mere (a thrusting weapon used in battle). Made of grey stone and svm metrically proportioned, it is a par* ticularly line curio. A number of adzes and both mo a and human remains, including tw« welLpreservcd human skulls, have also been brought by the buckets I from the bed of the river. Since there \va? originally a pa near the ' bridge, it is presumed that tlie J skulls arc of Maoris.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 14, 22 May 1939, Page 7
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138RELICS UNEARTHED Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 14, 22 May 1939, Page 7
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