Maverick, the beer-drinking goat. April 1961. Photo by Ron Morrison.
Animal stories
During his career as a press photographer, Ron Morrison took a lot of photographs of animals in many situations. Here are just a few. Maverick, the beer-drinking goat of Tanilba House Maverick enjoying a smoke with George Oberland at Tanilba Bay. In April 1961, the Oberland family of Tanilba Bay made news with their six-month-old pet goat, Maverick, who not only liked to drink beer, but also loved cigarettes. According to the article written at the time in the Sunday Mirror, Maverick used to steal any unguarded packets of cigarettes, rip them open and eat the…