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Fire the Cannon!

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On Saturday morning we took the fast ferry across the bay from Paihia to the historic town of Russell. The British settlers thought they had better have a cannon to help defend the new township against Maori raiding parties. It didn't prove too effective because the Maoris just avoided it, but its still sitting on the waterfront 150 years later.

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Comment by OJB on 2006-12-03 at 12:36:39: Looks like she's praying to be spared from being blasted by the cannon! Was someone ready to light the fuse!

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