Discovery of Skeleton
investigations carried out by the police reveal that a skeleton- which vas found in the Kaipara Harbour iast week is of considerable age, and it is believed to have come from an old Maori burial ground. The skeleton was discovered by Mr. J. Stanaway, of Dargaville, at high-water mark ai Motukamara Point, opposite Tinopai. Local Maoris believe that the sea has eaten its way into the land at this point and has washed away part of a former burial ground. Only the skull and teeth were in good condition, the remainder of the bones crumbling to dust when touched.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 14 November 1939, Page 6
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102Discovery of Skeleton Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 14 November 1939, Page 6
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