OAMARU.
Fatal Aocidsnt.
This day.
A fatal accident occurred at tho Agricultural Show yesterday. Several men were jumping horses over the hurdles, when one of the horses refuted to jump and rushed amongst the crowd looking on. A blacksmith named William McKeuzie was knocked down, when the horse trod on him, smashing his ribs and inflicting other injuries, from which ho died in a few minutes. Dectased was a hard-work-ing man and leaves a wife and eleven children totally unprovided for. Several gentlemen at once commenced to canvas the Show grounds for subscriptions, and a considerable sum was collected.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3407, 22 November 1879, Page 2
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99OAMARU. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3407, 22 November 1879, Page 2
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