A large tawa log, with the timber in a Terfect state of preservation, was struck 8 feet, below the surface by workmen • ? x< ?? v . a^in B. £or the foundations of a new . building in New Plymouth (says a northern exchange). The-portion struck had to be chopped through and was found to,be/over; 4 feet in diameter. As there s were branches shooting in several direcv.i. t»ong was thought, that the trunk of the tree must' have" been considerably larger. Several smaller logs have been .Ixu.iJxo
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Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 36
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84Untitled Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 36
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