OILY SWANS Swans at the Wellington Botanical Gardens partly covered by oil, which finds its way into the pool Which they inhabit. One of these birds had its plumage badly damaged some time ago, and, with its mate, was removed to the Newtown Zoo for cleansing. One bird died , but the survivor was returned to the gardens.
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Northern Advocate, 31 March 1938, Page 10
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57OILY SWANS Swans at the Wellington Botanical Gardens partly covered by oil, which finds its way into the pool Which they inhabit. One of these birds had its plumage badly damaged some time ago, and, with its mate, was removed to the Newtown Zoo for cleansing. One bird died, but the survivor was returned to the gardens. Northern Advocate, 31 March 1938, Page 10
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