Travellers who make enforced stops at Marton Junction to await suitable train connections have had time to study the station’s friendly sparrows, which have become attached to the environs of the dining-room and refreshment counter. These birds are comparatively tame and have acquired a boldness* which is interesting to watch. They think nothing of clearing the floor of crumbs and in the stern search for sustenance even attempt the tables during a period of quiet.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 23, 28 January 1937, Page 8
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