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Dingo Statue

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The origin of the town's name is shrouded in mystery! Some say a railway surveyor saw a dingo on the creek bank and gave the town its name, others say that Moses Wafer, an earlier pioneer, heard dingos howling at night and named the town around his camping site. A life-sized bronze statue of a di.

Dingo statueImage credit: Central Highlands Regional Council
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The origin of the town's name is shrouded in mystery! Some say a railway surveyor saw a dingo on the creek bank and gave the town its name, others say that Moses Wafer, an earlier pioneer, heard dingos howling at night and named the town around his camping site. A life-sized bronze statue of a dingo sits in the main street commemorating the town's name.

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