LOSS OF 170 SHEEP
WETHERS DISAPPEAR FROM HAWKE’S BAY STATION A MYSTERIOUS! OCCURRENCE Three weeks of widespread inquiry have failed to reveal any trace of 170 (wethers, which have disappeared from Air R. H. Lowry’s station,. Ohinewairua. It is thought that the stock might have been stolen, and so seriously does Air Lowry regard lv-s loss that he has offered £l(30 reward for information leading to the recovery of th© animals. The loss was not discovered until, recent mustering operations were commenced. When the shortage in the stock became apparent a large area was ,covered in the Search for the animals. Thero is no indication of the animals having become hidden in some deep gully. The wethers were put out on the back country about December 15 after shearing, and they wc-rc. left grazing, on what is known as Fisher’s Hope paddock, about 20 mifos from the station. It was tliq intention to leave them there until mustering.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12529, 15 April 1935, Page 2
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