“Steer Runs Wild in City Street
Police and Pedestrians Have Lively Time
A meddlesome black steer broke from a mob of cattle which was being driven to the Newmarket saleyards shortly before 8 o'clock last night, and wandered into the Elizabeth street shopping area. The animal, becoming involved in the busy Friday night shopping, soon attracted a crowd, and provided a lively diversion for 15 minutes, during which it knocked a cyclist from his machine, smashed a headlamp on a motor-car, dented the radiator of another car and narrowly missed shattering a shop window.
After passing tin Latrobe street inter section the steer become bewildered by the traffic. Motorists hurriedly applied their brake when the animal loomed up suddenly in front of them. Cable tram traffic was temporarily dislocated. Con-stable L Jones of North Melbourne jumped from a cable tram and chased the animal. Several volunteers went to his aid and one Mr T Shaw of Queen street, city, gave the crowd a real thrill when he flung himself at the animal's head in the approved steer-throwing fashion.
Constable Jones arrived as the steer had regained its "second wind." Just as he had applied his weight to its head to keep it on the ground, the animal sprang to its feet throwing the constable into the air and dislodging Mr Jones.
Thoroughly terrified, the animal led its pursuers on n hectic chase through the traffic, and spectators retreated hurriedly. The steer was headed into Little Lonsdale street, and careered up the lane behind the Hotel Argus, with about 20 men In pursuit. Suddenly turning back, it spun one man round like a top, knocking him to the ground, and re-entered Elizabeth street, where it fell beneath the bumper of a motor-car. It was promptly pounced on and attempts were made to tie its legs with a rope produced by a neighbour-ing shopkeeper.
Although the animal resisted vigor -ously, its legs were roped by Constable Jones. Constable G Welsh of Bourke street west, and several bystanders, in-cluding a tramcar conductor, who in spite of his handicap of a bag full of fare money, performed conspicuous service. The steer was pushed and pulled into a lane but the problem of Its ultimate dis posal remained to be solved.
An officer of the City Council told the police by telephone that he would accept delivery of the animal at the North Melbourne pound, but not in a lane off Little Lonsdale street. Eventually a truck from the police depot was secured and after a further lively encounter, three policemen placed it on the vehicle and took it to the pound.”
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11749754?searchTerm=newmarket+saleyards#
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