Skeleton found
(N.Z. Press Association) [ i PALMERSTON NORTH. The Palmerston North pol- j 'ice are investigating the dis-) • covery of a skeleton on a) I property near Bulls. The; skeleton, which, the police; say, could be 100 years old, 'was unearthed by cattle, and iwas found on the property in) 1 Parewanui Road. It had been buried in sand,' • which at one time could have: ; been the bank of the Rangitikei River. The skeleton will be sent !to the police pathologist for 'an examination to determine jits origin. There is a Maori settlement nearby, and the;, • area in which the remains; 'were found could have been', • part of an old burial ground, i
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34097, 8 March 1976, Page 24
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113Skeleton found Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34097, 8 March 1976, Page 24
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