A strange story of the recent flood in the King Country is told. A Maori boy travelling on horseback to "10 Pio was carried away by the current, his horse becoming entangled in the wire of the fence, and the boj i caching a willow tree a chain or so away. The horse ultimately freed itself and swam straight for the boy, who mounted, and after a hard tus sle, got safely through.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 543, 25 June 1920, Page 3
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73Untitled Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 543, 25 June 1920, Page 3
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