TIMARU.
'*"■' This day. A large quantity of immense moa bones have been discovered by a man digging in a swamp in the south part of Timaru, two feet below Jhe surface. One bone, from the ankle joint to the thigh, is four feet in length. The ankle joint, one bone, is eighteen inches in circumference. All the bones are charred by fire. They appear of great age.
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2816, 22 February 1878, Page 2
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67TIMARU. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2816, 22 February 1878, Page 2
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