January 18, 1918 Boy Run Over An accident, which gave rise to a great deal of false rumour, occurred on Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock, at the intersection of Firebrace and Wilson streets, when a lad named EMMERSON, son of Mr Matthew EMMERSON, of Tooan, was knocked over by a pair of horses and a buggy, driven by Mrs PREUSS jnr, of Walmer. The little fellow had come into Horsham to spend the day with his grandfather, Mr Robert EMMERSON, and while he was standing near the corner, Mrs PREUSS drove slowly over the crossing. Before either the boy or the driver realised what was happening the pole strap on the off side stuck the boy on the head. The horse plunged, and the near horse knocked the boy down, one of the wheels passing over his neck. The little fellow, bruised, but fortunately not injured seriously, was taken in a cab to Dr FELSTEAD's surgery, and was afterwards able to leave for his home. The incident was brief, and it was not until Saturday that the news reached the ears of the police. Meanwhile it was widely reported that the boy had died, and it was only after the most careful investigation that the actual facts could be gleaned. Daryl Crabtree Gladstone Qld www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/