Jack O'Hagan and the Dog on the tuckerbox

Jack O'Hagan standing beside a statue of the dog on the tuckerbox in Gundagai.
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Title:
Jack O'Hagan and the Dog on the tuckerbox
NFSA ID
791768
Year
1956
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Jack O'Hagan wrote several songs about the town of Gundagai, including 'Along the Road to Gundagai' (1922), 'Where the Dog Sits on the Tuckerbox' (1938) and 'When a Boy from Alabama Meets a Girl from Gundagai' (1942).

He didn't visit the New South Wales town until 1956, when he was guest of honour at its centenary celebrations.