THE TRUE STORY OF GUNDAGAI'S DOG ON THE TUCKERBOX: Tourists, Truth, and the Insouciance of Souvenirs.
Gundagai's statue of the Dog on the Tuckerbox, about half way between Melbourne and Sydney, was arguably Australia's most popular purpose-built tourist attraction for half a century from its unveiling in 1932. This article uses the monument as a case study to consider the ways in which the past is v...
| Publicado en: | Journeys Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 115 - 137 |
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Berghahn Books
Dec2016
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