That some people have an exaggerated idea of the distances pigeons can fly was shown during the Army display in Auckland yesterday, when purchasers of liberty bonds were given an opportunity to send messages by carrier pigeons to friends in most parts of the Auckland Province. The officer in charge was asked, apparently seriously, whether messages would be accepted for addresses in Egypt or Australia. •
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 5, 6 July 1943, Page 4
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