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It was still dark when Mr Miller opened the gates of the old zoo, but he wasn't scared because he wasn't alone. He was with Jessie the elephant and together they were going to walk from Moore Park, through the city streets, to the ferry at Fort Macquarie. Jessie was moving to her spacious new home in the soon-to-be-opened Taronga Zoological Park.
Jessie's surprising journey was unlike any other and it brought a little warmth to the city on that brisk September morning in 1916.
The incredible true story of Jessie the elephant from the bestselling author of Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King and the highly acclaimed illustrator of Anzac Biscuits.
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zoo, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, elephant, transportation, Australian landmakrs
Early in the morning, Mr Miller walked through the almost empty zoo. For the last few weeks, all of the animals had been transported away to a new park. Jessie the elephant was the only one left. Mr Miller led Jessie down the streets in the early morning, where only a few people realised it was an elephant walking the street below them. A fascinating story of Australian zoo history with historical information is included at the end.
