Human Jawbone Unearthed
WORKMEN'S DISCOVERY Per Pres. As.oclation. AUCKLAND, Last Night. A human jawbone and several smaller bones were uncovered by workmen engaged on levelling sections behind some State houses at Avondale on Tuesday, but subsequent examination by a pathologist suggested that they had been buried for many years. With the discovery of the jawbone the search for other bones began but beyond a l'ew small bones, the largest not more than six inches long and all discoloured, the searchers were unrewarded. The police were advised and the bones placed in a small cardboard box which was brought to Auckland for examina-
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 5
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102Human Jawbone Unearthed Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 5
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