The Dog on The Tuckerbox - Australia
Po Box 1786
Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217
ph: 0416147776
anthony
The first kiosk was opened by Annie Pyers around 1933. Mrs Pyers used to pose her dog Hoppy on a wooden box for visitors to be photographed with him, and also set up the wishing well in front of the Dog for the benefit of Gundagai Hospital. It was Annie who appropriated the name Snake Gully from Steele Rudd's popular On Our Selection radio serial, which began in 1937, and she and husband Andy told visitors they were 'Dad' and 'Mum'. Her contribution to the Dog’s history is commemorated in the recent naming of Annie Pyers Drive at the site
In the early days, the area was serviced by bullock teams. With rough tracks, water to cross, floods and inclement weather on occasion, many a bullocky was forced to either wait or to seek help when teams became stranded or bogged. The poems are ostensibly dedicated to the bullocky’s dog waiting on the tuckerbox on such an occasion
Picture taken not long after the 1932 monument was opened, monument on the right under the tree
Bullock teams in and around the Gundagi area
1970's photos of The Dog on the Tuckerbox
1970's photos of The Dog on the Tuckerbox
1970's photos of The Dog on the Tuckerbox
1950's photos of The Dog on the Tuckerbox
A monument to the faithful hound had first been erected in 1926
An Internationally Recognised Australian Icon - The Dog on the Tuckerbox.
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The Dog on The Tuckerbox - Australia
Po Box 1786
Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217
ph: 0416147776
anthony