Sunday, 11 February 2018

ON THE ROAD TO GUNDAGAI

Gundagai is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Although a small town, Gundagai is a popular topic for writers and has become a representative icon of a typical Australian country town. Located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong, Honeysuckle, Kimo, Mooney Mooney, Murrumbidgee and Tumut mountain ranges, Gundagai is 390 kilometres south-west of Sydney (the state capital and largest city in Australia). At the 2006 census the population of Gundagai was 1,998.

 Gundagai, perhaps more than any other Australian locality, is referenced in stories, songs and poems. These include Theta's poem, 'Ode to the Dead of Gundagai'. James Riley, 'The Gundagai Calamity', Jack Moses and others in 'Nine Miles From Gundagai', Jack O'Hagan songs 'Where the Dog Sits on the Tuckerbox (five miles from Gundagai)', 'Along The Road To Gundagai', 'Snake Gully Swagger', and 'When a Boy from Alabama Meets a Girl from Gundagai'. Gundagai also features in the song 'The Grand Old Hills of Gundagai'. It is referenced in Scottish band Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie's song 'Dust'.

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and also part of the My Sunday Photo meme,
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4 comments:

  1. Photalife11 February 2018 at 04:00

    A great looking place to visit, I love seeing places that I'll never get the chance to visit

    Thank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto

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  2. Mascha11 February 2018 at 08:00

    Looks so peaceful and the colors in #3 are especially nice.

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  3. Taken For Granted11 February 2018 at 10:56

    Interesting story and like your photos of the place that memorizes the events and poem.

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  4. betty-NZ13 February 2018 at 14:45

    What a fun bit of trivia! I think I'd like to see this place for myself some day.

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