teddy bears and stuffed animals
Submitted: Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 18:23
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chris a
hello everyone,
we where tavelling between KAMBALDA & KALGOOIE , and noticed a lot of stuffed teddies and others attatched to the trees along the side of the road . some are red others are fadded , so they have been there a while does anyone know what they reppresent, thnk you
Reply By: Fred G NSW - Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:20
Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:20
Chris...middle of next week, a lot of stuffed canetoads are gonna be included.
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:23
Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:23
You on the Turps again Fred hehehehehe
GO THE MAROONS
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:27
Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 19:27
Chris,
I found this on another
Forum from about 12 months ago
"The lady at the
information centre said she has been asked by many people and they have made lots of inquiries thru different channels and she has been told it was because someone died on the road and a teddy bear was left there and then someone else left one and so on.
It has not grown into what it is and there fore is not any longer really in relation to the person that died there but is just something that has grown like the garden gnome that travelled everywhere."
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 20:29
Friday, Jun 10, 2011 at 20:29
Gday Kev
I suppose that's a bit like the "pussy willow" at
William Creek.
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 at 08:36
Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 at 08:36
There is also the tea-tree out at the old restored mining village near
Leonora. A tree with a stack of teapots adorning its branches. Gotta love the outback and its humour.
Jack
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Follow Up By: Life Member - esarby (NSW) - Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 at 13:32
Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 at 13:32
I also noticed that along the 90 mile road in W.A. you will find that there are trees with plastic bags hanging on them. I do not know what the significance is. But In the future they will probably be replaced with the Green bags.
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 at 14:05
Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 at 14:05
Then there are these from
Hungerford on the western Qld/NSW border
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Reply By: *Rusty* - Friday, Jun 17, 2011 at 13:21
Friday, Jun 17, 2011 at 13:21
The Stuffed Teddies / Toys are there for the tourists fearing "Drop Bears". Next time you travel that way there is also a "dunny hill" and a "tea cup tree" ( opposite to dunny
hill).
To my knowledge, it has nothing to do with a death.
There are also a coupe of toys (which are newer) just before
Leonora as
well.
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