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"BIG" Australian Landmarks

Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:31

Member - Mozza (NSW)

did a search through acrhives.. no answers.
does anyone know of a listing? or book? or website? which lists all the BIG landmarks all over Australia.. ???
I've google'd it.. and came up with the following so far:
The BIG Banana - Coffs Harbour NSW
The BIG Apple - Donnybrook WA
The BIG Barrumundi - Daintree QLD
The BIG Bull - Wauchope NSW
The BIG Captain Cook - Cairns QLD
The BIG Cassawary - Mission Beach QLD
The BIG Murray Cod - Swan Hill VIC
The BIG Guitar - Tamworth NSW
The BIG Koala - Dadswell Bridge VIC
The BIG Lobster - Kingston SA
The BIG Marlin - Cairns QLD
The BIG Ned Kelly - Glenrowan VIC
The BIG Maccdamia Nut - Nambour QLD
The BIG Orange - Harvey WA
The BIG Orange (ii) - Berri SA
The BIG Oyster - Taree NSW
The BIG Peanut - Atherton Tablelands QLD
The BIG Pineapple - Nambour QLD
The BIG Ram - Wagin WA
The BIG Merrino - Goulburn NSW
The BIG Sundial - Singleton NSW
The Big Winch - Cooper Peedy SA
The BIG Wool Bales - Hamilton VIC
The BIG Worm - Bass VIC
The Big Mosquito - Newcastle NSW
The BIG Prawn - Ballina NSW
The BIG Avacado - Durnabah NSW or QLD?

PLEASE ADD MORE IF YOU HAVE ANY!!!
Its clean for once !schoonerofnewthanksmate
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AnswerID: 100793   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:36

Member - Mozza (NSW) replied:

just found a very good website.. you should check the ones in your respetive states!.. there's some damn funny ones on there!!!
www.bigthings.com.au
Its clean for once !schoonerofnewthanksmate
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AnswerID: 100794   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:37

Twigiee replied:


There's a BIG outback loo somewhere too...?

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AnswerID: 100798   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:48

Alan S (WA) replied:

I think there is a BIG Parrot or something at Kimba SA,

At Leyland Brothers world there was a little Ayers Rock, how about a list of little things.

Alan
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FollowupID: 358923   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:56

Member - Phil G (SA) posted:

Thats a Galah :-))
Mt Finke
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AnswerID: 100803   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:57

Patrolman Pat replied:

Big Rocking Horse at Gumeracha SA
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AnswerID: 100807   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 13:58

Member - Roachie (SA) replied:

My old home town of Narrandera has the largest "playable" guitar; it's about 18 foot long from memory....the one at Tamworth is the BIG GUITAR (but you can't get a tune out of worth a damn!!!)

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AnswerID: 100809   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 14:15

stitch replied:


The big gold fossicker/panner : Bathurst NSW
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AnswerID: 100812   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 15:12

Pluto replied:

How about:

The BIG Dog - Alberrie Creek SA
The BIG Wheelbarrow - Port Hedland WA
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AnswerID: 100814   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 15:18

Member - Smocky (NSW) replied:

I'm sure I've seen a BIG Yabbie
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AnswerID: 100815   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 15:41

Rosco - Bris. replied:

There's a BIG PRI*K I know out back of the Alice way, but you wouldn't want to know him.
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FollowupID: 358936   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 15:47

Member - Mozza (NSW) posted:

isn't he that fella that that star'd in that movie a couple of years ago.. isn't his name DONK... he's mates with Mick Dundee.... and Wal... ?Crocodile Hunter?/Dundee or something!!!
there's a couple of those BIG PRI*CK's in NSW as well!
Its clean for once !schoonerofnewthanksmate
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FollowupID: 358941   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 16:28

Dion posted:

I though he was between Canberra and Sydney.

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FollowupID: 358942   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 16:32

Rosco - Bris. posted:

Seems like there's a few around ... bit hard to keep track of 'em all.

Cheers
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FollowupID: 358944   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 16:41

Member - Roachie (SA) posted:

Hey Dion,

Reckon you're probably thingin' of the BIGbleepUP on capital hill in canberra...hahaha

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FollowupID: 358945   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 16:43

Member - Roachie (SA) posted:

Geez....I got bleeped for sayin BIG F A R K UP....

WHAT THE!!!!!!!!!!

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AnswerID: 100821   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 16:34

MarkTheShark replied:

Big Trout - Adaminaby NSW, in the Snowy mountains
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FollowupID: 358955   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 18:03

banjobush posted:

I know the biggest pain in the you know where!!!!!!!!!!
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AnswerID: 100840   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 19:15

thepilot replied:

What the one at Robertson NSW The BIG POTATO Just up the road from the big hill you have to drive up to get to it
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AnswerID: 100841   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 19:22

muzzimbidgie replied:

What about the town of Roeburne in WA.

It should be in the Guinness book of records as the Biggest hole above ground.

te he
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AnswerID: 100847   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 20:00

Member - Darryl replied:

Big Crocodile in Wyndam
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AnswerID: 100855   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 20:15

Matt H (NSW) replied:

The BIG shell. Somewhere near the Sunshine coast, Qld.
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AnswerID: 100856   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 20:17

Willem replied:

BIG Nissan GU in Kadina, SA
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AnswerID: 100888   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 21:46

ianmc replied:

Most of them are a BIG lot of C... Dont know why you would bother!
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AnswerID: 100899   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 22:38

Big Woody replied:

There is always the BIG WOODY near Bundaberg.

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AnswerID: 100915   Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005 at 23:42

Brad and His Disco replied:

Theres a big prawn on the old highway into swansea (NSW). Its located in a service station I think about 20ks south of swansea nsw on th eleft hand side.
It was time for a change
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AnswerID: 100923   Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 07:07

Baz (NSW) replied:

The dinosau (spelling) Australian reptile park at the central coast.
All the ones i've been too sell crap food and cheap and nasty souvineers and terrible coffee.
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AnswerID: 100992   Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 16:46

Member - Marilyn P (NSW) replied:

Big Crocodile at Normanton, Q
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AnswerID: 101038   Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 20:43

conman replied:

the massive A S S, coogee nsw,
she's in the bathroom at the moment haha
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AnswerID: 101061   Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 23:40

Moz replied:

The Big Gumboot in Babinda (or Tully?) in North QLD.
The Big Cow in Nambour (QLD)

Moz
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AnswerID: 101100   Submitted: Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 11:52

Member - Bradley replied:

Mate, keep your eye on the ABC, they had a grouse show on a while ago all about the 'big' landmarks and why they came to being, talking to the people that built them and why. They will probably repeat it sometime soon.

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AnswerID: 101119   Submitted: Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 13:34

Wombat replied:

And now we've got THE BIG LIST of BIG THINGS on ExplorOz!
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