To sit down for a rest on a hillside and io rise with a magnificent Maori greenstone axe in his hand was the experience of Mr. Charles Shirker, near the banks of the I’alen River. The end of the axe was projecting from the ground. The axe is 1 tin. long, -lAin. at Ihe widest part, and 1 tin. at the thickest part. It weighs 81b., and except for defects in the stone, is a magnificent specimen.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4434, 1 April 1930, Page 4
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77Untitled Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4434, 1 April 1930, Page 4
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