#gundagai

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[canberramaidan]

Fording the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai, NSW.

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Concrete bus stops of Canberra - Australia.

Unique to this particular city. Who knew it was such a thing?

Only discovered as we spent 5 nights staying in the Turner area of Dickson, about 20 minutes walk from the Duxton Arms where we met up with relatives one evening.

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Below: views across the city of Melbourne and the Yarra River at night.

We took a 7 hour road trip from Canberra to Melbourne, including some rather interesting stopping places on the way.

More photos of the quirky things we discovered, the route map and info here in my travel blog post.

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Posing like a cat

Yellow Rosella, Gundagai

Just to confuse matters, this rosella is a member of the Crimson Rosella family.

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The Great ACT-NSW-NZ Trip, 2023-2024 - Gundagai

AYArktos' photo from Wiki, since I was too busy looking for insects around the place to photograph the statue.

Gundagai is a small town on the Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne, and site of the famous Dog on the Tuckerbox, from a doggeral poem written at least as early as 1857. The bullock team driver in the poem was not having a good day, and the poem was considered quite rude even without the popular variations with an added 'h'

And the dog sat on the tuckerbox five miles from Gundagai.

@purrdence and I hadn't planned on stopping there - we'd originally intended to catch the train from Wagga Wagga to Sydney. But we didn't want to infect anybody with COVID.

[gretavdr]

On the road to Gundagai

It was time to go home. Google maps picked us a route via the city motorways to the Hume Highway but it being a workday morning, we politely declined. Or maybe not very politely. 😊Instead, we went to the nearby town of Gisborne for breakfast. There aren’t too many places open anywhere at that time of day so we went to a cafe we’d gone into a day or two before, a cup of tea. The lass at the…

[magstorrn]

the captain moonlite pilgrimage is BACK ON!

[adreamthatsworthkeeping]

Rereading my wip it's amazing how when I'm in a good mood my characters are too. They've all been bickering for days but looking at what I had before they are perfectly pleasant.

[theopshoppoet]

The Road to Gundagai

The mountain road goes up and down From Gundagai to Tumut Town. And, branching off, there runs a track Across the foothills grim and black, Across the plains and ranges grey To Sydney city far away. It came by chance one day that I From Tumut rode to Gundagai, And reached about the evening tide The crossing where the roads divide; And, waiting at the crossing place, I saw a maiden fair of face, With eyes of the deepest violet blue, And cheeks to match the rose in hue - The fairest maids Australia knows Are bred among the mountain snows. Then, fearing I might go astray, I asked if she could show the way. Her voice might well a man bewitch - Its tones so supple, deep, and rich. "The tracks are clear," she made reply, "And this goes down to Sydney town, And that one goes to Gundagai." Then slowly, looking coyly back, She went along the Sydney track And I for one was well content To go the road the lady went; But round the turn a swain she met - The kiss she gave him haunts me yet! I turned and travelled with a sigh The lonely road to Gundagai.

A. B. "Banjo" Paterson

From The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses (Reprinted 1962)

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THE HOUNDOUR ON THE TUCKER BOX YOU ARE THE BEST ILYILYIKYILYILY AS FG GAGNDG HI HSG

As someone with a lot of family in gundagai that's so cool to see a small town with such fun history represented

But I can't leave you without giving you something in return

There was a hundreds of years old big wooden bridge but it got old and rotten and dangerous, so they took it down, but my grandparents got a nail from it

Ey! Another Aussie XD I'm glad you like it m8 ^^ Everyone must see the dog on the tucker box if they come here!!!

I got family around there too, (well Wagga ^^; that's closer than where I am, lol!)

huh, it's always so interesting how certain items can contain such history within them, ty for that! :D

[hotelbooking]

Garden Motor Inn Gundagai Set on a 2.5-acre property surrounded by countryside, Garden Motor Inn Gundagai features a large seasonal outdoor swimming pool. Gundagai town centre is just 3 minutes’ drive away. All air-conditioned rooms feature garden views and include a TV, a refrigerator and tea/coffee making and microwave facilities. The property has a self-service laundry and outdoor BBQ facilities. Gundagai Golf Course and the iconic Dog on the Tucker Box monument are each 4 minutes' drive from Motor Inn. Wagga Wagga is 55 minutes’ drive and Murrumbidgee River is 58 minutes’ drive away.

[edge-oftheworld]

13 fave Christmas songs?

anon I’m not gonna lie to you I’m not the biggest fan of Christmas in general. it reminds me a lot of the commercialised and the colonial, oppressive side of Christianity and I find it hard to get into the spirit when neither of these things have been reconciled and the damage they’ve done to the planet and oppressed people hasn’t been resolved.

that said there are a few that hit well for me. I’m not sure I’ll make it to 13, but in no particular order:

Christmas must be something more by taylor swift. I just find it super cute the way she’s like ‘here’s to the baby boy that saved our lives’ like obv everyone is entitled to their own beliefs around Christmas and the holidays, but I appreciate the sentiment behind this song

do they know it’s christmas (feed the world) by band aid (which isn’t a real band, I can’t remember the full lineup but I’m thinking of the 1984 original with boy george etc.) I know it does have some problematic implications with the image it presents of africa, however, when I see it as what it is (a fundraising song trying to break us out of our feel-good bubbles and capture the heart of sharing from our plenty when we’re the ones who happen to have that privilege) it’s a lot more meaningful than a bunch of carols

dtkic (2014). the one where one direction sang a part and so did chris martin, to raise money for ebola. ik it’s kinda a cop out to put the same song twice but they changed it to make it a little bit less politically incorrect, and I’m putting it here to call on directioners who can tell, to tell me exactly which 1D members sang what. also, how cool would it be if we did a new one in 2024 to raise money for palestine and ukraine? (do I want 5sos to sing it? of course)

angels we have heard on high (I think that’s what it’s called). the one with the Gloria in exelsis deo. the modern version. I played it on viola once for a church event and it was fun

silent night. love how melodic this is

o holy night. I love the themes of the slave being our brother, freedom for the oppressed etc. To me that’s what Christmas is about.

taylors last christmas

colin buchanan’s parody of jingle bells, called jesus saves. it’s a bit corny and does present a more simplified evangelical penal substitution version of Christianity/the gospel (aka the one where it requires telling you you’re sinful) but it’s not super dark and it’s kinda fun and I appreciate it way more as an adult than I did as a kid

this one isn’t really a Christmas song but it captures the holiday season in Australia really well and how I grew up celebrating Christmas. Aussie BBQ by eric bogle. I’d encourage anyone who either wants to see their culture represented or wants to realise that the whole world isn’t the northern hemisphere to give it a listen. It’s hilarious as anything and has the best lyrics and little references. I prefer the Goanna Gang cover to the original, it’s got a couple lyric changes to be less problematic and they generally did it really well musically. It’s available on streaming services I’m pretty sure, but I’m not sure if only in Australia. dm me if you want the mp3 though I can post it

I’ll add something that’s not a Christmas song at all but has themes of going to see family: the road to gundagai. It’s a traditional Australian song or something, can’t remember the original, but there’s a cool parody of the main lyrics as well as the original on the goanna gang version. I might have to post that one because the parody verse starts with ‘there’s an old fashioned Ford made of rubber tin and cord’ and I can’t find the version I have on CD anywhere else

come thou long expected jesus

mum by luke hemmings (yeah I’m joining in the trend in this fandom to make this our de facto christmas song just because it contains the words ‘I’ll be home December morning). but anyway I love the themes of this song, and though it’s written to a parent it can also be applicable to a relationship with God, and reconciling that, which is a big part of Christmas to me. The ‘I’m so heavy, jump into my ocean, can’t you see me sinking?’ calling out to the person (or deity, if you’re me) who takes care of you to come and witness you, mirrors really well the ‘call’ of the people that Christmas was meant to be an answer to. which is still the call of the people in the land where Jesus was born especially today. so

tis the damn season by taylor swift

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Demonic (where the monsters hide)

Scorched plywood, abandoned hotel, Gundagai

On my travels

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#2178 - Tragopogon porrifolius - Purple Salsify

AKA common salsify, goatsbeard, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, Jack go to bed and a whole slew of Tragopogon species since rolled back into one, presumably.

Native to SE Europe and North Africa, but since introduced to the rest of Europe, North America, Australia and elsewhere. Grown as an ornamental, and for the edible taproots and leaves which are best after a frost and before flowering.

Two species found in the US, Tragopogon miscellus and Tragopogon mirus, are actually polyploid hybrids derived from introduced species.

Gundagai, NSW

[blubushie]

What are your thoughts on folk music? (Australian or otherwise)

Mate.

Mate.

Mate.

I FUCKING LOVE FOLK MUSIC YOU HAVE NO IDEA. FOLK MUSIC IS MY SHIT. IF I CAN PLAY THAT SHIT ON A HARMONICA OR SING IT OUT IN THE BUSH WITH JACK YOU CAN BET YOUR ARSE I'M DOING IT.

Waltzing Matilda? Wild Colonial Boy? Moreton Bay? Fields of Athenry? Along the Road to Gundagai? And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda? Sun Arise? I've sung all of these in pubs and I'm either bought drinks and told to continue or cut off and told to leave. I fucking love folks songs.

Sea shanties too, both modern ones (hello, The Longest Johns) and traditional ones. I can sing Leave Her Johnny from memory and my favourite of the newer generation is Fire & Flame because it's about the Halifax Disaster and I love history.