'These
lines
of
verse
are
part
of
the
story
penned
by
an
unknown
poet
writing
under
the
name
of
Bowyang
Yorke
and
published
in
the
Gundagai
Times
in
the
1880s.
A
later
version
was
written
by
Gundagai
journalist
and
poet
Jack
Moses.
Both
versions
speak
of
a
bullock
team
being
bogged
at
a
river
crossing
nine
miles
from
Gundagai
with
the
dog
tenaciously
"sitting"
on
the
tuckerbox.
The
story
of
the
dog
and
the
tuckerbox
was
enshrined
in
the
song
Where
the
Dog
Sits
on
the
Tuckerbox
(Five
Miles
from
Gundagai)
by
Australian
songwriter
Jack
O'Hagan
who
also
wrote
Along
the
Road
to
Gundagai
and
When
a
Boy
from
Alabama
Meets
a
Girl
from
Gundagai.
(O'Hagan
had
never
been
to
Gundagai.)'
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Beer glass
or
tankard
with
handle
depicting
the
Dog
on
the
Tuckerbox
with
a
maker's
symbol
underneath
-
a
crown
with
'6'
below
it. Small
transfer
picture
shows
the dog
sitting
on
the
box
which is
placed on
a
stone
with
legend,
'Pioneer
Monument
Gundagai'. On back
of
mug
in
black
letters is,
'From
where
the
dog
sits
on
the
tucker
box
5
miles
from
Gundagai',
spread
over
3
lines.
Heavy
bottomed,
solid
glass
handle,
patterned
glass
on
lower
part
and
gilt
trim. Stands
11cms
tall
&
across top
is
7cms. Good
condition
-
no
chips/cracks
and
gilt
trim
intact
&
bright.
Transfer has very
little
wear,
if
you
look
closely
there are
some
tiny
spots
of
wear
but
these
do
not
impact
on
its
appearance.
This
a
pressed
piece
of
glass,
seams
are
present
,
set
back
on
either
side
of
transfer. Nice
Australiana
collectable.
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