GORED BY A BULL
MAN FATALLY INJURED ANIMAL'S SUDDEN ATTACK CHARGE THROUGH TWO FENCES [BT TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] - WHANGAREI, Tuesday Fatal injuries were received by Mr. Matthew Lundon, aged 60, a butcher, of Kohukoliu, when he was gored by a bull on his farm on Saturday. Mr. Lundon was crossing a paddock near the one in which the bull was kept when the animal, which was usUt ally docile, suddenly charged through two wire fences. Mr. Lundon fought the bull until he was forced against a fence, through which he was pulled to safety by a nephew who had seen the attack. After receiving attention from Dr. W. Alexander, of Kohukohu, iDhe injured man was taken to the Hokianga Hospital, where his death occurred.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23574, 7 February 1940, Page 10
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