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Description'Bob, the railway dog' at Port Augusta, State Library of South Australia, B 6422.jpeg |
English: 'Bob, the railway dog' was owned by Mr. William Seth Ferry of Peterborough, a guard on a wheat train.
'Bob, the railway dog' sitting on top of the driver's car of a stationary locomotive at Port Augusta Railway yard, railway staff stand in a group alongside the vehicle. Left to right: C.E. Dench, G. Graham, T. Nicholls, G. Denham, Harrison or Spooner, ?, T. Stack, ?; on engine: Fred Lyons, J.W. Roberts HistoryBob barked a lot, if he was left at home alone. Thus he was allowed to travel on the train and at the age of 18 months began his long career as South Australia's famous 'Railway Dog'. The railway staff took care of him when he travelled on the locomotives across South Australia, and eventually interstate, being present at the opening of the railway line from Peterborough to Broken Hill and at the opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge in New South Wales. A newspaper cutting stuck to the back of the photograph shown above states:
He died at the age of about seventeen on 29 July 1895 after visiting a butcher's shop in Hindley Street, Adelaide, where he was a regular customer. After barking at a passing dog he died from a heart attack. References Bob, the railway dog' at Port Augusta, State Library of South Australia, B 6422 |
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circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | State Library of South Australia, B 6422 |
Author | Historic Photography |
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