Shamrock Street, Blackall, March 1938. From the Western Star and Roma Advertiser, Saturday 24 January 1925: Sensation at Blackall. 98035362?searchTerm=shamrock street blackall&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland ) BULLOCK RUNS AMOK. On Thursday afternoon last, the 15th inst., a young bullock made his appearance in the main street near the State School (says Barcoo Independent). He had been worried by dogs, and was looking for gore. Miss Langland and some children had a narrow escape from him, and the bullock then went into Burney's allotment. Ranger Sheehan tried to get him out, but the bu
Shamrock Street, Blackall, March 1938. From the Western Star and Roma Advertiser, Saturday 24 January 1925: Sensation at Blackall. 98035362?searchTerm=shamrock street blackall&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland ) BULLOCK RUNS AMOK. On Thursday afternoon last, the 15th inst., a young bullock made his appearance in the main street near the State School (says Barcoo Independent). He had been worried by dogs, and was looking for gore. Miss Langland and some children had a narrow escape from him, and the bullock then went into Burney's allotment. Ranger Sheehan tried to get him out, but the bullock charged him through the fence. The gate was then opened, and with the assistance of some dogs the bullock got out. Instead of turning to escape into the bush, the bullock made right up Shamrock-street and opposite the Post Office saw Mr. Holes, who was pedalling away on a bicycle. The bullock made for him, and Mr. Holmes left the bicycle suddenly, and made for the shelter of a fence near by, with the bullock in close pursuit, and to the accompaniment of the yells of the bystanders to urge him on. Less than two feet seperated the pursuer and pursued when the shelter was reached, Mr. Holmes having put up the sprint of his life, and demanding to know if they though he was running a slanter. The bullock then turned his attention to a man named Ted Riley, who was riding a fresh horse. Seeing the bullock coming, Riley tried to get his mount away, but the horse started to buck. This gave the bullock a chance, and he gored the horse in the rump so severely that the beast had afterwards trotted down to the river, and was lost sight of, but his brief visit to the town created a sensation, and it is extremely fortunate that there were no young children in the street at the time, as they would have been gored for a certainty.
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