Eel baskets and agricuitural instruments found at Te Pahu, near Frankton Junclion, indicate the former existence of a Maori fishing ground and agricuitural plantation there. Mr. C. Smith uncovered the refics when laying a drain. The Maoris had obviously built a dam for fishing, and three well-pre-served baskets were still wedged between logs which bore the marks of stone adzes.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHRONL19490504.2.15
Bibliographic details
Chronicle (Levin), 4 May 1949, Page 4
Word Count
60Untitled Chronicle (Levin), 4 May 1949, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Chronicle (Levin). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in