Alt estimate has been made of the number of hop-pickers at present employed in .New Norfolk, Glenorchy, and Hobart 'Town. There are close upon 2,300 men, women, and children engaged in that work.
A frightful accident which befel a man named John Patterson is reported in a Victorian paper. The unfortunate fellow was bringing in a plough from the farm to the blacksmith’s in Horsham, and was leading a horse attached to it. The animal became frightened by a ram plunging at it, and bolted, and knocked Patterson down. He was caught posteriorly by the plough-share, and dragged in that position along the; ground, the wounds to the side and hip; being something fearful. Ultimately, the plough turned aside, and the horse i bolted with it. Assistance was quickly ’ forthcoming, and Patterson, first hav - ing his injuries bound up, was con-; veyed to the hospital, in which inBtitution he remained in a most critical ! (State.
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Evening Star, Issue 4096, 12 April 1876, Page 4
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155Untitled Evening Star, Issue 4096, 12 April 1876, Page 4
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