Cumnock. Animals on Bicycles Trail. Orange Giraffe and Fizzy Elephant.
between Yeoval and Molong of animals on bicycles. The theme for these sculptures, designed by local farmers, obviously came from a local man’s poem – Banjo Paterson’s poem –
Twas Mulga Bill from Eaglehawk that caught the cycling craze.
He turned away the good old horse that served him many days;
He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen;
He hurried off to town and bought a shining new machine;
And as he wheeled it through the door, with air of lordly pride,
The grinning shop assistant said, "Excuse me, can you ride?"
"See here, young man," said Mulga Bill, "from Walgett to the sea,
From Conroy's Gap to Castlereagh, there's none can ride like me.”
This poem about cycling was published in 1896.
Cumnock. Population 450.
On the outskirts of Cumnock a number of Animals on Bicycles are located in or very close to the town. Look for Hen and Chickens and Giraffe, with Coyote and Horse. Within Cumnock is the Bird and Jockey, Gorilla, Eagle, Koala, Caterpillar, Snake and Zebra and Magpie on top of the old courthouse. Between Cumnock and Molongl there are a further 17 sculptures. A Scotsman named Straborn had one of the first sheep runs here and he named his run Cumnock after his home town of that name in Scotland. The town had a railway station (1925) on the Molong to Dubbo line. It is a small town with the usual facilities including a school, commercial premises and community facilities. It has the impressive red brick towered Amaroo Shire Council Offices (1911); the former Bruce Memorial Presbyterian Church (1908); Catholic Church; an Anglican Church (1929); the former Commercial Bank of Sydney (Art Nouveau style 1908); the former Courthouse (1901) with the being architect Walter Liberty Vernon); the former Post Office (1901-1984) with the first Post Office built in 1879; and the Royal Hotel (Federation style 1914.
Cumnock. Animals on Bicycles Trail. Orange Giraffe and Fizzy Elephant.
between Yeoval and Molong of animals on bicycles. The theme for these sculptures, designed by local farmers, obviously came from a local man’s poem – Banjo Paterson’s poem –
Twas Mulga Bill from Eaglehawk that caught the cycling craze.
He turned away the good old horse that served him many days;
He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen;
He hurried off to town and bought a shining new machine;
And as he wheeled it through the door, with air of lordly pride,
The grinning shop assistant said, "Excuse me, can you ride?"
"See here, young man," said Mulga Bill, "from Walgett to the sea,
From Conroy's Gap to Castlereagh, there's none can ride like me.”
This poem about cycling was published in 1896.
Cumnock. Population 450.
On the outskirts of Cumnock a number of Animals on Bicycles are located in or very close to the town. Look for Hen and Chickens and Giraffe, with Coyote and Horse. Within Cumnock is the Bird and Jockey, Gorilla, Eagle, Koala, Caterpillar, Snake and Zebra and Magpie on top of the old courthouse. Between Cumnock and Molongl there are a further 17 sculptures. A Scotsman named Straborn had one of the first sheep runs here and he named his run Cumnock after his home town of that name in Scotland. The town had a railway station (1925) on the Molong to Dubbo line. It is a small town with the usual facilities including a school, commercial premises and community facilities. It has the impressive red brick towered Amaroo Shire Council Offices (1911); the former Bruce Memorial Presbyterian Church (1908); Catholic Church; an Anglican Church (1929); the former Commercial Bank of Sydney (Art Nouveau style 1908); the former Courthouse (1901) with the being architect Walter Liberty Vernon); the former Post Office (1901-1984) with the first Post Office built in 1879; and the Royal Hotel (Federation style 1914.