A plaster cast of a large broad-billed swordfish which was washed up at Hokitika recently is now completed, and will be on display at the Canterbury Museum shortly. The fish was killed in a fight with a similar monster and is believed to be the largest but one in the world. The largest, which was caught with rod and line, weighs 835 pounds, compared with the 800 pounds of that at the Museum.
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Southland Times, Issue 23499, 4 May 1938, Page 11
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