Sheep and Dog - "Bow-Wowhouse" - Tirau. New Zealand.
S 37° 58.632 E 175° 45.376
60H E 390767 N 5795985
Tirau's famous corrugated-iron sheep and sheepdog featured in the Zippy comic strip "Bow-Wowhouse" on 2.10.2001.
Waymark Code: WM61FM
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 03/16/2009
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On the main highway through the small Waikato town of Tirau, there are many corrugated-iron features and signs. Tirau is the town of corrugated-iron creative works of art.
The huge sheep and sheep dog are a Zippy the Pinhead location, one of only two in New Zealand. They featured on 2nd Oct, 2001 in the Bow-Wowhouse comic strip. The huge animals contain the local Information Centre.
Date the strip ran: 10/02/2001
Strip Name: "Bow-Wowhouse"
Location of item featured in the strip: Tirau. New Zealand.
Link to the Strip: [Web Link]
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