CONVALESCENT AFTER POISONING.—Rill, one of the three circus elephants which became ill after eating tutu, a poisonous weed, in the Buller Gorge while on the way to Westport. The elephants are recovering. Rill, the oldest elephant with Sole Brothers' circus, is 70 and weighs five tons. With her in this photograph are Mr George Hynds, the keeper, and Miss Janet Garrett, who performs with the elephant.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30578, 22 October 1964, Page 1
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66CONVALESCENT AFTER POISONING.—Rill, one of the three circus elephants which became ill after eating tutu, a poisonous weed, in the Buller Gorge while on the way to Westport. The elephants are recovering. Rill, the oldest elephant with Sole Brothers' circus, is 70 and weighs five tons. With her in this photograph are Mr George Hynds, the keeper, and Miss Janet Garrett, who performs with the elephant. Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30578, 22 October 1964, Page 1
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