Man Bites Dog’s Ear
Terence O’Halloran, 47, swagman? bit portion of the ear off a dog because the dog bit him. ■, ■ O'Halloran told this to Newcastle ambulance men.
He went to the ambulance station for treatment to a bite on the leg. “I was going into a house when the dog bit me,” he said. ‘‘l caught it and bit half its ear off. “I wanted to show it.that I could bite, too. “The people who own the dog went crook, and I made a hurried exit.”
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Northern Advocate, 22 December 1939, Page 8
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87Man Bites Dog’s Ear Northern Advocate, 22 December 1939, Page 8
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