The Dog on the Tuckerbox is an Australian historical monument and tourist attraction, located at Snake Gully, approximately eight kilometres from Gundagai, New South Wales as described in the song of the same name. [1] [2] Cultural origin The Dog and the Tucker Box. I've done my share of shearing sheep, Of droving, and all that, And bogged a bullock team as well On a Murrumbidgee flat. I've seen the bullock stretch and strain, And blink his bleary eye, And the dog sit on the tucker box Nine miles from Gundagai.
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The Dog on the Tuckerbox monument was completed and finally erected in November 1932. It was a high-profile occasion, being part of 'Back to Gundagai' week, and a large crowd gathered to witness the unveiling by the Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. How history was made: "The Dog Sat on the Tucker Box" [poem by Jack Moses, 25 November 1919] [Editor: This poem by The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (Gundagai, NSW), 25 November 1919.] I've done my share of shearing sheep And droving and all that, And bogged a bullock team as well On a Murrumbidgee flat. The Dog on the Tucker Box ["Bill the Bullocky" poem, 16 May 1935] [Editor: This item is an extract from the "Out among the People" section, published in (Adelaide, SA), 16 May 1935. It features a poem, "Bill the Bullocky", which mentions the dog on the tucker box (of Gundagai fame).] Jack Moses (12 January 1861 - 10 July 1945) [1] was an Australian outback bush poet who wrote the poem " The dog sat on the tuckerbox " from which the well-known Dog on the Tuckerbox monument and the Nine and Five Mile legend of Gundagai were inspired. [2] Early life
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Dog on The Tuckerbox Kaushik Patowary One of Australia's famous pioneer monuments is located in the small town of Gundagai about half way between Melbourne and Sydney. The monument constitutes a dog sitting on top of a tucker box, which is the Australian equivalent of a lunchbox, but larger. The story of the dog on the tucker box comes from a famous poetical telling of an incident (possibly a true story), wherein a dog sits on a bullock-driver's tucker box a few miles outside of Gundagai. With a variation in mileage, referring to either five miles or nine miles, the main line is famous in Australia. On 28 November 1932 the Australian prime minister Joseph Lyons unveiled the statue of the Dog on the Tuckerbox, five miles from Gundagai, NSW. 1 As the town's "pioneer memorial," the statue would become a popular tourist stop, helped considerably by its location on the Hume Highway roughly half-way between Sydney and Melbourne. Inspired initially by a poem by a fellow by the name of Bo. On the road to Gundagai no less, the Dog on the Tuckerbox is a tale of persevering pioneer spirit. Inspired initially by a poem.
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The statue's inspiration can be traced back to a poem called "Bullocky Bill," published anonymously by "Bowyang Yorke" in 1857. The poem humorously narrates a series of misfortunes a bullock driver faces, ultimately ending with his dog either sitting on or defecating on the food in his tucker box. Frank Rusconi in his workshop where he spent his later years making small reproductions of the Dog on the Tuckerbox for family and tourists. (Supplied: Helen Ebsworth) Frank Rusconi was born at.
The legend of The Dog on the Tuckerbox captured the imagination of Australians throughout the colony. Spread by word of mouth, several versions of the story evolved over time, changing to suit the audience.. poems and songs. penned his version of the story in a poem in 1857, but the verse was amended some time later by Jack Moses. Finally. An internationally recognised Australian icon, the Dog on the Tucker Box is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Gundagai, just off the Hume Highway.
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March 8, 2012. This was a fantastic picture book with great visuals. The pictures were detailed and extrememly beautiful (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe). "The Dog on the Tuckerbox" is a story of Lady and her master Bill. It is a story of bullockies who worked the rough tracks, and of one dog's amazing loyalty to her master. The Dog on the Tucker Box has been described as `Australia`s best-known pioneer memorial`. Gundagai was established in December 1842 with the sale of town allotments. Many years later, it is claimed, Jack Moses, wine salesman, poet and traveller `immortalised` Gundagai with his poem `Nine Miles from Gundagai`.
