Puppy, Mascot of the Toowoomba Thistle Pipe Band
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Stickybears
S 27° 34.703 E 151° 59.250
56J E 400060 N 6949092
"Puppy" Mascot of the Toowoomba Thistle pipe band. 1948 - 1958
Waymark Code: WMCV2Q
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 10/13/2011
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This Monument commemorates the dog which was the mascot of the disbanded Toowoomba Thistle Pipe Band. He belonged to the band`s drum major, Mr. Hugh Morgan and was attired in a rug in the band`s tartan pattern. The dog led the band in the annual Carnival of Flowers procession from 1950.
"Puppy" died after being struck by a car on Carnival of Flowers day in 1958. The monument has withstood several attempts by vandals to steal it. It was first dognapped in 1983 and found in an underground car park in Coolangatta, and in 1990 the statue was found over the Range escarpment.
Type of Memorial: statue
Type of Animal: pet
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