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The NWN of 16th January 1879 reported that:
"A bullock, sent from Chilton for slaughter in Hungerford, knocked down a butcher when it broke loose in High Street.
People dashed into doorways as the beast rushed down the street into the Wharf, where it fell in the canal.
The animal was dragged out with a rope but broke loose again.
It charged a crowd of spectators, who disappeared in all directions, and after a long chase got back to Chilton."
The Canal Wharf, 2011
Hungerford, England, is a market town of about 5,900 people at the Berkshire / Wiltshire border.
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