A BULLOCK DEFIES A RAILWAY TRAIN.
On Friday afternoon as a mob of cattle were being driven across the Waitaki Bridge from the Otago to the Canterbury side, a bullock turned restive, and declined to proceed. Whipping was in vain—budge he wouldn’t; and when the drivers attempted to insist he charged one of their horses, goring it, but not doing serious injury. As the train was nearly due, there was nothing for it but to drive the rest over, and leave the stubborn animal master of the situation. This was accordingly done, and on the 4.5 train coming up to the Otago end the bullock was at once perceived and the engine-driver and guard attempted to induce him to move on. This he would not do, but, like Horasius of classy story, showed his determination to keep the bridge at all odds by charging Jais assailants vigorously. At last, however, they succeeded in roping him to the side of the bridge, and the train, after twenty minutes delay, resumed its journey. By some means or other the animal got his leg broken. — ‘ N. O. Times.’
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Evening Star, Issue 4124, 16 May 1876, Page 4
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185A BULLOCK DEFIES A RAILWAY TRAIN. Evening Star, Issue 4124, 16 May 1876, Page 4
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