Extraordinary OccurRENCE.
The; TJaieri -•£ Advocate says: -s»A, strange story lias reached us from a thoroughly authentic. source.. We/are informed that on Wednesday evening Mr" M'pohald.' was driving a flock" of 8000 jfteep' from- OiatthriiyT tin the-way down south, and, when close to Clark's^ ua«storm-came on suddenly, and 'about 50 sheep. were^struCjk dead This wasfa 1 nrisfdrtjunef Dufcf|there~wap worse to folio »v. On the ne Jt evening Mr McDonald had halted at Wallace's, the sheep being safely paddocked, when ■by- some/means; they, got frightened, anS ! st)0 i dr f 6OO of 'them r asked 1 against a -wire. : .fen<^.^^ae-»^eep^i^frpafc-were pressed against .the fence by the surging riaob-behind.^tfimia very short tim;'e . 150 ,were smothered. » :. i | ,'.\j / -^- ; •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 32, 13 March 1883, Page 2
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114Extraordinary Occur-RENCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 32, 13 March 1883, Page 2
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