GUARD’S DILEMMA
MENACED BY SNAKES. While a guard was holding a point lever during shunting operations at the Fernbank railway yards, near Melbourne, recently, he had to choose between deserting his post and probably derailing a tram or taking the risk of being bitten by a large black snake. His plight was made worse by the appearance of a second snake. The guard, James Maylor, clung to the lever, at the same time making frantic efforts to attract the attention of the crew of an oncoming train. Three men noticed Maylor’s appeal for help and ran to his assistance. They found that he had been standing among a nest of full-grown black snakes, nine of which the men killed.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19768, 9 April 1934, Page 14
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119GUARD’S DILEMMA Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19768, 9 April 1934, Page 14
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