GIANT STINGRAY
CAUGHT IN BAY OF ISLANDS. MAMMOTH TURTLE SIGHTED. * -—~ (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WHANGAREI, This Day. A turtle estimated to be larger than the 10621 b specimen caught on January 3 was seen cruising off Cape Brett. Several fishermen made an unsuccessful attempt to catch the monster. A stingray, 13ft 9in long and 7ft in width was caught on a schnapper line by Messrs A. Rainer, G. Rotherham and W. Hall at Waikare Inlet, Russell. The 6ft Gin tail was presented to the secretary of the Bay of Islands Swordfish and Mako Shark Club as a club exhibit.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 January 1939, Page 6
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98GIANT STINGRAY Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 January 1939, Page 6
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