The latest marsupial freak is thus given by a thoroughly reliable
correspondent of the _Courier_ (an Australian paper):—A rather exciting
race took place between the train and a large kangaroo on Wednesday night
last. When about nine miles from Dalby a special surprised the kangaroo,
who was inside the fences. The animal ran for some distance in front,
but getting exhausted he suddenly turned to face his opponent, and jumped
savagely at the stoker on the engine, who, not being able to run, gamely
faced the “old man” with a handful of coal. The kangaroo, however, only
reached the side of the tender, when, the step striking him, he was
“knocked clean out of it” in the one round. No harm happened beyond a
bit of a scare to the stoker, as the kangaroo picked himself up quickly
and cleared the fence.