Wedding Day Scare.
I Mr. T. E. Tv. Bloomfield, a nephew of; and heir to Gapt. Head, had: ai startling experience on his wedding day. He was taking his-bride home to; his property beyond Muriwai and the driver took the wrong turning.Xoticing the mistake Mr. Bloomfield jumped-out of the carriage and catching tlie'rein.s brought the vehicle to a standstill. If he had not done so the vehicle would have gone through the old .broken bridge over the Te A.rai near his home. Mca Footprints. On January 15, 1884, a Mr. Morgan displayed at the “Telephone” office a piece of sandstone, bearing the impress of a. moa’s footprint 9 inches long by 8 inches wide, which he had .'found on the .beach. s ; ; It was similar ,to i .brie" which ' Archdeacon Williams' ,hajd' sent to' the Auckland museum. In October. 1882, Mr. Cecil Ward rode from Gisborne to Kapier in 2C> hours. > " - - *-V j
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10392, 9 May 1927, Page 12 (Supplement)
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153Wedding Day Scare. Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10392, 9 May 1927, Page 12 (Supplement)
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