While drawing trucks at Port Chalmers, a valuable horse fell over the end of the export wharf. A young man who witnessed the mishap jumped in fully clothed and endeavoured to lead the animal to the shore. The horse was panic-stricken, however, and the services of the little steamer Tarewai had to be called to rescue it and tow it to the beach.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 9, 12 January 1938, Page 7
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