GRENADE ON BEACH
DISCOVERY BY SMALL BOY A live trench-mortar grenade, which was at first thought to be a bomb, was found by a small boy while playing on the beach at Mission Bay, Auckland. Shaped like a pineapple with fins on the tail, it was about 9in. long, weighed about 41bs., and was circled with yellow rings. It caused a certain amount of consternation at Mission Bay before it was deposited with the; dir force authorities at Mechanics’ Bay. 1
! The boy started to take the unusual object home to his parents, but on the way he decided to show it to a woman in a shop. She appreciated its dangerous nature and communicated with Mr. F. V. Horne, Codrington crescent, who took it to the air force authorities. It was later inspetced by army bomb disposal personnel. The grenade had apparently been in the water for a considerable time, but was stated to be still in a dangerous condition. It was thought that it might have been dropped from a ship and rolled ashore by the sea.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21753, 30 June 1945, Page 6
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