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From: "Daryl Crabtree" <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] WEST WIMMERA MAIL
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:01:32 +1100


June 3, 1910
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
Old West Wimmera friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McLURE, who now reside on their property " Myall View," Near Gilgandra, N.S.W., will deeply regret to hear that their eldest son, Wallace, has been the victim of a terrible accident. The unfortunate young fellow and his brother Norris were out looking around the sheep when they started a fox, which they ran down and killed. Shortly afterwards they started another fox, and while chasing this, the horse Wallace was riding ran him into a tree, and he fell motionless to the ground. His brother, on coming up, concluded that his brother was dead, and galloped home to inform his parents. His father returned with Norris, but as the latter had not taken his bearings of the locality of the accident, they had some difficulty in finding the body. After considerable looking about they heard a sound as of someone in distress, and following it up found Wallace still living. They immediately had him conveyed home, and as quickly as possibl!
e two doctors were in attendance. The injuries to the head were of such a terrible nature that the doctors regarded the case as hopeless. They were compelled to remove portions of the skull, which had been smashed against the tree, from the brain, also hair. The drum of one ear was also burst. The shock to the unfortunate young man's father and mother and family was very great, as can readily be understood, and we trust that the hope of recovery which latest news brings will be fulfilled.

Daryl Crabtree
Gladstone
Qld
Web site for West Wimmera Mail
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/



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