Some of that famous Southland moonshine whisky must trickle through to the Sounds country (declares an exchange). Witness this from a Melbourne paper: Gippsland will be disappointed to learn that it is not the only place in which the much-discussed giant earthworms are found. Mr Charles F._ Borradaile Anderson, of Kew, says that when he was in charge of a mining camp at Dusky Sound, on the. west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, he and his men saw many giant worms from 6ft to lift 6in long. They made a loud barking noise when alarmed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4030, 9 June 1931, Page 33
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