A wild boar, with lueU.§ giving a cir. cumference of 16* inches, which believed to be a New Zealand record, fell to the rifle of Mr A : Elliott, of 797. Colombo Street, while out with a partyin the Conway Hills recently,. Tljs boar was found asleep in the bush, and put up a great fight against five dogs until a bullet ended his career. He weighed .3cwt dead and 3cwt dressed,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17745, 15 January 1926, Page 7
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