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His second owner was John Stazzonelli, a bus driver with Hamersley Iron, who took the dog with him in his bus. With Stazzonelli, Red Dog travelled as far as Perth, Broome, Roebourne, Point Samson and Port Hedland. Following Stazzonelli's death in 1975, Red Dog spent a lot of time travelling on his own.
Sep 24, 2017 · How “Tally Ho” came to be owned by a Hamersley Iron bus driver, John Stazzonelli, is unknown to us, but Stazzonelli took the dog along on bus trips which is how the dog became so well known by locals. When Stazzonelli died in 1975, the Kelpie now known as “Red Dog” spent a lot of time traveling on his own.
A bus driver for the Hamersley Iron Co. named John Stazzonelli became his new owner during 1972. His bus travelled from Karratha to Dampier and back again. John drove the miners and other workers to and from work, a distance total of 4o kilometres and for at least three years Red was his constant companion on the bus, until John was killed in a motorbike accident during July 1975.
May 25, 2014 · John Stazzonelli, it seems, was a bit of a legend in his own right. At Point Sampson we parked Isabel in the driveway of John and Debbie Potten, identities in the Pilbara since the early 1970s. They reminisced about the legend over a beer.
John Stazzonelli was a West Australian, who joined Hamersley Iron in 1972 and became Blue’s unofficial owner. When John drove the company bus, Blue always sat behind him. John died July 23rd 1975, aged 27 and is buried in Northampton, WA near his Mother and Father, Winifred and Albondio.
Apr 24, 2023 · His first owner was Colin Cummings, who brought him to Dampier and named him Tally Ho. His second owner was John Stazzonelli, a bus driver with Hamersley Iron, who took the dog with him in his bus, and soon Tally Ho became a fixture at the Dampier Salt Co and at Hamersley Iron, travelling on the company buses.
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Apr 27, 2023 · After Stazzonelli died in 1975, Red Dog spent a lot of time traveling alone. Other community members accompanied him on visits to Perth, Broome, Roebourne, Point Samson, and Port Hedland. He became a member of the Transport Workers’ Union and the Dampier Salts Sport and Social Club, as well as the Bank of New South Wales, whose slogan was “If Red banks at Wales, you can too.”
