ACCIDENT AT PAEROA.
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) PAEROA, this day. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. A. Campbell, Government inspector of orchards, met -with a painful accident. He was riding a young horse along the Thames road when a dog jumped out of a hedge and frightened the horse, causing it to bolt. The horse was marking straight for a telegraph post, but when about a yard away from it, swerved slightly. Mr. Campbell struck the post heavily with his left shoulder, side and leg, causing bad and a cut on the leg. The horse fell and broke its leg and shoulder. The horse, which was valued at about £30, had to be shot.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 7, 8 January 1908, Page 3
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