CHARGED BY BULLS
INCIDENT DURING MUSTERING HORSEMEN FORCED DOWN BANK [Br TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] OPOTIKI, Thursday An exciting incident occurred when three bulls broke away from a mob of cattle at Wairata, while mustering' was in progress, and charged two drovers, Messrs. A. McCrae and F. Mead. The cattle were being driven by Messrs. Mead and McCrae along a narrow track, and the bulls charged when near a padclock. Both the drivers were forced over a. bank into the bed of the Wairata Stream. They were thrown off their horses, and defended themselves with difficulty. Mi - . C. Owen and Master Oswald McCrae, who were in front of the mob, on hearing shouts, hastened back and succeeded in driving off the' bulls. Messrs. McCrae and Mead were bruised considerably and suffered from shock.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21319, 21 October 1932, Page 10
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132CHARGED BY BULLS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21319, 21 October 1932, Page 10
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