Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Unknown

Historical information

A colour photograph of a sign showing the mythical "Gunni" from Marysville in Victoria.

Significance

A colour photograph of a sign showing the mythical "Gunni" (pronounced goon-eye) from Marysville in Victoria.
A mythical creature believed to exist in the Central Highlands in the 1860s. There were unsubstantiated sightings in the late 1990s and a representative animal was created and displayed at the Marysville Visitor Information Centre. The Visitor Information Centre was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

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