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Chaudhury, P.C. Roy 1963. Bihar District Gazetteers: Purnea. Patna: Secretariat Press.

Bihar District Gazetteers: Purnea

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Location India Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

[14] Rhinos used to be shot in the district, about half a century before. The biggest rhino that stands stuffed in a standing position in the Museum of Calcutta was shot in Purnea district by Joe Shillingford, a well known sportsman and indigo planter of Purnea.
[97] It may be mentioned that Korah is still known as "Gena-Bari" because a rhinoceros was shot there. This has been referred to before. Another report is that Mr. A. G. M. Wodschow, Manager of the Korah Indigo Concern had shot a rhinoceros. It may also be possible that two animals had been shot.
The three original Shillingfords were Joseph, George and Fred and they were all great sportsmen. Joseph died in 1889, Fred in 1907 at Brighton.

A. G. M. Wodschow. Assistant Manager, Indigo and Zamindari, Doomur Factory, Purnea
Kora is a small town just south of Purnea, Bihar

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