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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9796, 16 July 1903, Page 4

Between 200 and 300 of the Victorian railway employees who participated m the lato strike have not yet had a day's work since the strike terminated. The passengers by the ten minutes past five car on the Roslyn tram line, Dunedin, on Wednesday afternoon last, had a somewhat exciting experience, and, j apparently, a lucky escape from a serious accident (says the Otago Daily Times). The car, which was loaded with passengers, was proceeding up Rattray street as usual, and at the same time a man named Pine was coming down the hill with an empty coal cart belonging to Air , Henry Guthrie. The two met opposite Messrs Scoullar and Chisholm's factory, and as the tram was passing the horse ■, swerved round and came into collision with the rear compartment of the car. By some means the animal got almost entirely inside the car, and before it could be extricated it was necessary to saw off both shafts of the dray. Fortunately the car was an open one, and i all the passengers managed to make an J exit without sustaining any personal injury. The horse was not injured, but the back portion of the tram was considerabh^auiagejL^^^i^^^^^^^^^