FIFTY YEARS AGO
THE MONSTER AGAIN CONCERN IN WAIKATO The stories ahout the \\ aikato monster were being given considerable publicity half a century ago. The death o a child was even stated to have been caused by the mysterious creature. Jbe following item from the- Hkkau* s Huntly correspondent appeared i" l ' ie issue of October 5, 1S8U: "Great interest is lelt here retailing the alligator or tauiwha seen a Hamilton. Just a year ago, a iit tie belonging to Tipene i'liugarchu. Waahi, was found deacl in the »' aan Creek. The flesh of the right arm completely stripped from the bone. 1J child had only been absent from 1 parents for 20 minutes. The Maoris we greatly concerned and said a taniw r had done the deed. A fortnight gentlemen tourists who came to 1 place by boat from Hamilton. I* 3 ..? they saw a monster with a lieau ' an alligator making up river betwc here and JSgaruawahia."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22541, 5 October 1936, Page 6
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