Streak of Luck.
In reporting the finding of a perfect moa's egg, the Alexandra Herald «ays
that as Mr Coard was at work on the Earnsoleugh No i dredge, about two miles above Alexandra, he noticed the egg floating in the well-hole of the dredge. It appears that a few minutes previously a portion of the bank a short distance ahead of the dredge had fallen into the river, and an examination of the face oi the bank plainly showed the cavity in which the egg had lain. The egg came down with the fait of earth, and on being freed from the soft sand, of course floated to the surface, and, by the luckiest of chances found its way into the well-hole of the dredge, where it was secured. The egg measures 7sin in length, its greatest diameter being siin. It is in a perfect state of preservation, and, judging from outside appearance, might have been laid but a week ago. There is not the slightest scratch or crack visible on the surface. The cavity in the bank from which it is evident that the egg came was about 15ft from the present surface.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 December 1898, Page 2
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195Streak of Luck. Manawatu Herald, 20 December 1898, Page 2
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