Tex Morton Bronze Bust

**Artist **Peter Latona

**Production date **1989

Media Bronze sculpture

Bronze bust on granite plinth, bronze inscription.

Located in Bicentennial Park, Pioneers Parade, Kable Avenue, Tamworth.

Text on plaque:

"Just say there's no gold at the end of the rainbow,

Tell him a rolling stone gathers no moss,

A wink and a smile and those merry eyes twinkle,

"Moss I would grow, should I work for a boss!"

"Oh how I envy the showman his treasures,

Far from the city's opressions and schemes,

Did he but know it he's rich beyond measure,

For he has the wealth beyond his wildest dreams.

Yes how I envy the travelling showman,

His mind is as big as the wide land he roams,

Thinks like a king, has the heart of a gypsy,

And the whole of this wonderful country's his home."

Verses from "The Travelling Showman" by Tex Morton.