EXCITING EXPERIENCE
ATTACK BY CROCODILE (tinted Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) BRISBANE, Feb. 26 When a party of horsemen arrived near Helen’s Creek, in the Daintree district, tney were surprised by a crocodile which made a vicious attack on a packhorse in front of the party. They immediately made a quick return to the bank. The packhorse plunged about in the water and scared the crocodile away lor a few seconds, and then the crocodile made another attack as the horse was about to reach the bank. One of the party fired at the saurian with a rifle and it disappeared quickly. The packhorse had a large gash in the rump and other punctures.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19410227.2.4
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21357, 27 February 1941, Page 2
Word Count
113EXCITING EXPERIENCE Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21357, 27 February 1941, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in