A CAVE OF BONES.
AN INCIDENT OF MANY YEARS AGO. By Cable—Press ipyrlght Melbourne. November 23. The inspector of aborigines in the Northern Territory reports the finding of a cave on the banks of Ihe Roper river- containing a large quantity of the remains of human beings of all
The native guide stated that many years ago 40 or 50 natives were camped in the cave, when a flash of lightning passed through and killed every one. An aged native told the inspector that his parents took him to see the bodies the day after the incident, which he estimated happened 70 years ago.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 133, 27 November 1911, Page 5
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104A CAVE OF BONES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 133, 27 November 1911, Page 5
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