Bull (2) - Fernleigh, NSW, Australia
S 28° 46.864 E 153° 29.915
56J E 548663 N 6816167
On a quiet, tree-lined country-road, is this faded but painted Bull Letterbox facing the traffic.
Waymark Code: WM110TE
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/25/2019
Views: 4
This metal, but not mechanical, Bull Letterbox, is made of various five gallon or 20 litre drums for the body, with smaller tins, or buckets being used for the head and jaw. Sundry sheet-metal is bent tightly for the four legs, and great effort put in for the hollow and curving horns. Some silver tinsel is wrapped around the horns (and metal ears), possibly a remnant from Christmas-time. A curved piece of steel rod is welded onto the upper jaw as a 'nose-ring', to give better grip when opening the mouth to put the mail in.
Parts of it have been painted the primary colours of red, green and blue, with some silver paint, but there are also sections displaying the original base colours of the print of the drums used. It is quite a bit duller, than its' 'cousin' just up the road.
If you are heading north you may not see it, except for in your rear-vision mirror after passing it, so make sure no one is tailgating you when you pull over.
Address: 293 Fernleigh Road, Fernleigh, NSW, 2479, Australia.
(One of the photos shows not only the address number on the Letterbox post but also on the wooden post next to the driveway.)
Visited: 1255, Friday, 3 May, 2019
[Seen and photographed while exploring the Hinterland, after attending the funeral of a great GeoFriend, at Ballina - vale Griffo]
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Visit Instructions:
Post picture of mailbox. There is no need to include yourself or gps in picture.
Please don't trespass or damage mailbox. Please do not include the address in the log.
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