Camera Location Meckering, WA About The Big Camera museum of photography, 11 Dreyer St, Meckering WA 6405 Ph (096) 25 1335 The Big Camera is situated 133 Kilometres East of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway at Meckering. This is the only museum, totally dedicated to photography, open to the public anywhere in Australia. The building is fully air-conditioned for comfort and is shaped like a giant 35mm camera. Pic from The Big Camera Text from © 2002 The Big Camera Type Building Can (QLD) Location ??, QLD About The Big VB Can in Queensland. Seems to be at the Bay Central Tavern or perhaps the Big Can Liquor Barn, perhaps at Hervey Bay or Fraser Coast , but where is it? Pic from Matt Chester Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Advertising Cassowary Location Mission Beach, QLD About Mission Beach is famous for the rare cassowary birds. But since they are so endanged, the only one you are likely to see is the big cassowary made of concrete in the centre of town. Which is probably a good thing as they have been known to attack backpackers for food. Pic from Richard Bakunowicz Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Other Cheese Location Bodalla, NSW About The Big Cheese is in Bodalla, and is basically a water tank painted yellow (now quite faded) with ‘The Big Cheese’ written on it. It used to be outside the old Bodalla cheese factory, now closed down. It used to be a local co-operative, then it was bought out by Kraft or somebody. The gift shop was still open, barely, and very sad and run-down, and not very interesting. Pic from Walkabout Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Advertising Cherries Location Young, NSW About The big Cherries can be found in Young, the cherry capital of NSW. It was unveiled in 1987. Pic from Nicole Clare Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Advertising Chicken Location Moonbi, NSW About I know nothing about this big thing apart from its existence. I found it mentioned on this site: G'Day Pubs. Pic from G'Day Pubs Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Other Cigar Location Churchill, VIC About It is true that Churchill was named after the famous British wartime leader who was famous for his passionate speeches, his V for Victory finger sign and his penchant for cigars. Whether it was sensible for the local Rotary Club to build a huge cigar (someone rather rudely suggested it looked more like a fly killer that you hang from the ceiling) is a bit of a moot point. However, there it is as you enter the town - a celebration of the man after whom the town is named. Pic from Walkabout Text from © 2002 Walkabout Type Advertising Cigarette Location Myrtleford, VIC About The 1930s and 1940s were hard times for the town but, after World War II, new methods and strains of tobacco were introduced and a Tobacco Research Station was established. Southern European migrants also settled in the area in the postwar years, involving themselves in the tobacco, hops and walnut industries. Pic from Walkabout Text from © 2002 Walkabout Type Advertising Clock Location Murray Bridge, SA About The Big Clock, Palmer Rd, Murray Bridge SA 5253 Ph (08) 8532 4111 Keith is also known in the Murray Bridge area as the constructor of the “Big Clock” tourist attraction. This clock featured in a video that was shown at one of the ASTRO meetings and tells the time using basket balls! Unfortunately due to health reasons, the tourist attraction had to close and the clock now sits at the back of Keith’s house. The clock is for sale, so if any of you want to get into the tourist industry, call Keith. Pic from ASTRO Text from © 2002 ASTRO Type Other Coffee Pot Location Deloraine, TAS About Tasmania Pottery Tourist attractions in the area include the Tasmania Pottery on the road to Chudleigh (it is notable for having the largest coffee pot in Australia) and an E class No#2 steam engine in the Apex Train Park beside the Meander River. This locomotive was built for the Tasmanian government in England in 1907 at a cost of £5370 and was used until 1962. It commemorates the opening of the Launceston-Deloraine railway which was the first railway in Tasmania. Pic from Walkabout Text from © 2002 Walkabout Type Advertising Captain Cook Location Cairns, QLD About The Captain appears out of the undergrowth to point the way forward or backwards - we're not sure. Neither is he, as someone stole his big sextant. The only hint we have of his location is in this extract from Thea Astley: the Big Captain Cook "...standing mid-town like someone from a sheltered workshop, gazing forever wistfully south instead of north'. It is big, nevertheless. Go have a Captain Cook! Pic from Richard Bakunowicz Text from © 2002 Travelmate Type Other Cow (Brunswick Junction) Location Brunswick Junction, WA About One of many big cows around the country. Pic from Richard Bakunowicz Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Other Cow (Nambour) Location Nambour, QLD About The Big Cow is owned by Living Outdoors Pty Ltd who operate the Outdoor Furniture and Leisure Centre at the same address, and have for the past seven years. The Big Cow Centre is open seven days a week and all are welcome to visit the centre anytime. Though the Big Cow is fenced off it still makes for a great photo as your passing by. Highly recommended and well worth a visit ! Pic from Nicole Clare Text from © Neil Grice, Living Outdoors Pty Ltd Type Other Cow (Phillip Island) Location Phillip Island, VIC About The Big Cow is really a Big Cow, a Big Baby Cow and another Big Cow. On the road from Cowes to San Remo on Phillip Island, just outside of Melbourne, I couldn't miss them. Pic from Ralph Mclean Text from © 2002 Ralph Mclean Type Other Crocodile (Normanton) Location Normanton, QLD About Krys the crocodile is a full size model of a 28-foot 4-inch saltwater crocodile with a girth of 13 feet. The real croc had been shot by crocodile hunter Krystina Pawloski in the Norman River in July 1958. Pic from Jean Weber Text from © 2002 Jean Weber Type Other Crocodile (Wyndham) Location Wyndham, WA About Danielle Maassen sent in this photo of Wyndham's Big Croc, a replica of the saltwater crocodiles which live in the Cambridge Gulf. It stands 3 metres high, and is 18 metres long. Smile at this crocodile without any fear, but please, be downright rude to the real ones in the Cambridge Gulf! Pic from Danielle Maasen Text from © 2002 Travelmate Type Other Crocodile (Humpty Doo) Location Humpty Doo, NT About I know nothing about this big thing apart from its existence. I found it mentioned on this site: Tanya's Travels. Pic from Tanya's Travels Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Other Cup Location Southport, QLD About I know nothing about this big thing apart from its existence.  Chris sent me the picture. Pic from  Chris Text from © 2004 Australian Big Things Type Advertising