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A selection of Australia's big things. The big things of Australia are large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some sculptures.In Australia, big things have come to be seen as a uniquely Australian phenomenon, although they emerged at the same time as the so-called Roadside Giants (fibreglass sculptures of things) of the United States.
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Big Swoop weighs half a tonne, is 2.4 metres high and 3.5 metres long, and was created by Canberra resident and artist Yanni Pounartzis. [4] The sculpture was vandalised shortly after it was installed. [6] The sculpture was sent to Sydney for repairs in April 2022. [3] Big Swoop was fully repaired and brought back in December 2022. [7]
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Related to tourism developments is the advertising phenomenon of the Big Thing. Big Things were used in California from the 1920s to lure customers off the highways to stop at food stalls, and they first appeared in Australia in the 1960s. The earliest Australian Big Things included: the Big Scotsman, advertising a motel in Adelaide (1963)
Big things in Australian Capital Territory (3 P) N. Big things in New South Wales (8 P) Q. Big things in Queensland (6 P) S. Big things in South Australia (7 P) V.
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The Big Merino is a 15.2 metres (50 ft) tall concrete statue of a merino ram located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is the tallest statue in Australia and Oceania It was modelled after Rambo, a stud ram that lived on a local property. [1] The Big Merino was built near the Hume Highway in 1985. [2]