Yes it is dreadful, the good samaratin and all that. However it should be noted that he foolishly did not seek medical treatment for the bite. I wonder how may of our ancestors were involved in preventable deaths? - Excluding Wars of course. Some of the deaths recorded on my certificates are interesting. I presume that the more "bizzare" or accidental would garner the more news paper coverage. I have a great great uncle, James Patrick Cummins who drowned at Benalla along with a work colleague in a boating accident in 1908. He was a Police Constable and the accident garnered quite a bit of newspaper activity over 3 newspapers. I am about to go looking for the death of my G Grand father who was a jockey and who died during a race from a fall. School holidays has interrupted that line of research. Any one else with deaths/accidents that make the paper? Tia ----- Original Message ---- From: Anne Hanson <ahanson8@bigpond.com> To: aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 5 July, 2007 9:37:22 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens &Murray Advertiser July 23 1863 Good Heavens, Tia - what a dreadful story. Anne H. -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-ne-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-ne-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Tia McCombes Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2007 6:07 PM To: aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens &MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 Hi all, Yes the Death adder is an extremly venomous Australian snake. There was a man killed in NSW within the last 6 months by one, sorry I can't narrow it down, but it was on the ABC news in Canberra. He thought that a dog was harrassing a blue tongue lizard and after calling off the dog he picked up the "lizard" to see if it had been injured. The snake bit him and he died soon after. Here is a link of information about the snake for those interested. http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animals.asp?catID=16&ID=106 Have a good day Tia in raining (finally) Canberra ----- Original Message ---- From: bruce johnson <brucej@alphalink.com.au> To: aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 5 July, 2007 12:08:46 AM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens & MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 oz has about 7-8 realy deadly snakes, if i remember my old school days the death adder is a small snake but very deadly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Hanson" <ahanson8@bigpond.com> To: "AUS-VIC-NE-L" <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:55 PM Subject: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens & MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 > NARROW ESCAPE FROM A DEATH ADDER > > A dairyman, named Daniel Farrell, living below Sebastopol, had a very narrow > escape a few days since from being bitten by a death adder. It appears that > Mr. Farrell, whilst felling a tree, felt something as if pulling at the > bottom of his trousers. At first, believing it preceded from a branch of > underwood, he took no notice of it, but on finding this pulling repeated he > turned round and to his horror, perceived this deadly viper biting at his > heel. With a cry of terror, he swung round the axe and knocked him off but > it was to the circumstances of his having on strong trousers and a strong > pair of boots, his escape from a frightful death was mainly due. The bite of > these reptiles is as swift and fatal in its effects as that of the cobra de > capello, and it is lucky for us that they are not numerous in this part of > the Colony and are so sluggish by nature that they seldom bite unless > attacked or trodden on. Farrell took the reptile home, having secured it in > a forked stick and it is to be hoped it will find its way to the Burke > Museum. 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