The coin-operated monster is at the town's popular riverfront resort, the Sturt Reserve. When a coin is inserted in the machine, the Bunyip rises from the depths of its cave, booming forth its loud ferocious roar.
The Bunyip is a legendary animal in which Aborigines firmly believed. The Aboriginal name for the Bunyip is Diprotodon. Aborigines told European settlers of the 1800s about this creature. The Bunyip was said to live in creeks, riverbeds, shallow lakes, waterholes and swamps in Australia and Tasmania. When tired of a crayfish diet it would emerge at night to terrify and devour any animal or human prey in the vicinity. Its terrifying cries were said to ring out, disturbing the stillness of the night. Lonely and isolated white settlers heard these unfamiliar sounds, wondering and worrying about the existence of an animal monster, native only to Australia. Aborigines seemed genuinely afraid of the creature and would not go near any area of water where they thought a Bunyip might be lurking.
Settlers were anxious to prove or disprove its physical existence. Various people believed the sightings of Bunyips and were reported in the press, with the findings of fossil bones being scientifically examined. It was not until the turn of the century that the physical existence of the Bunyip was disproved, however, according to Australian natives, the Bunyip still lives, but Europeans are unable to see it.
The Bunyip can best, and only, be described as fabulous. Seeing the Bunyip while visiting or travelling through Murray Bridge is a must.
Phone: 08 8539 1142
Address:
Sturt Reserve
Murray Bridge, South Australia, 5253
Guest Facilities:
Access With Assistance for the Disabled, BBQ Facilities, Bicycle Rack, Cafe, Car park, Child Activities/Child Minding, Coach Parking, Parking for the Disabled, Picnic Area, Restaurant - Licensed, Shaded Area, Sheltered Area, Telephone for the Disabled, Toilet facilities for the Disabled
Experiences you can enjoy at The Bunyip:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Cultural, Lakes/Rivers/Dams
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