heritage
23 Big Things with this tag
Big Lizzie
Australia's largest traction engine at Red Cliffs, VIC, a working piece of pioneering history.
The Big Apple Batlow
A giant apple in Batlow, NSW, celebrating the town's famous apple orchards in the Snowy Valleys.
The Big Axe
A giant wooden axe sculpture in Longley, Tasmania, commemorating the timber industry that shaped the Huon Valley's history.
The Big Cheese
A giant cheese wheel at Bodalla in New South Wales, celebrating the historic Bodalla Dairy and Australia's cheese-making heritage.
The Big Flywheel
A massive mining flywheel at Beaconsfield, Tasmania, commemorating the historic gold mine that put this town on the map.
The Big Gold Nugget
The Big Gold Nugget at Grove Hill celebrates the historic gold mining heritage of the Douglas-Daly region, though much of its gold paint has worn off over time.
The Big Guitar Narrandera
A giant guitar sculpture in Narrandera, NSW, celebrating country music in the Riverina region.
The Big Mallee Bull
A powerful Mallee bull sculpture in Birchip, Victoria, celebrating the toughness of Mallee farmers and their livestock.
The Big Merino Ram
A giant merino ram statue in Blackall, Queensland, celebrating the legendary shearer Jackie Howe and the wool industry.
The Big Miner's Lamp
A giant miner's carbide lamp sculpture in Bowenfels, NSW, commemorating the Western Coalfields mining heritage near Lithgow.
The Big Miners Spade
The Big Miners Spade in Chiltern stands 5 metres tall at the southern entrance to town, celebrating the gold rush heritage with regent honeyeaters carved on the handle.
The Big Mouth (Luna Park)
The Big Mouth (Luna Park) in St Kilda is the iconic giant laughing face entrance of Luna Park Melbourne in St Kilda, VIC, welcoming visitors since 1912.
The Big Ned Kelly Glenrowan
A massive Ned Kelly statue in Glenrowan, VIC, site of the famous bushranger's last stand.
The Big Pitchfork
A giant pitchfork sculpture in Huntingfield, Tasmania, celebrating the agricultural heritage of southern Tasmania.
The Big Ram
A giant ram sculpture at Karoonda on the Mallee Highway in South Australia, celebrating the wool industry.
The Big Rig
An oil and gas drilling rig monument in Roma, QLD, marking Australia's first natural gas discovery and the birthplace of the nation's gas industry.
The Big Scotsman
The Big Scotsman in Medindie is a 5-metre tall fibreglass Highland warrior built in 1963 by Paul Kelly, possibly Australia's first Big Thing, predating the Big Banana.
The Big Stockwhip
The Big Stockwhip at Mick's Whips in Fly Creek stands 7 metres tall and 25 metres long, marking the entrance to world-renowned whip maker Mick Denigan's property.
The Big Tennis Racquet
A giant tennis racquet in Barellan, NSW, honoring the hometown of tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
The Big Wheelbarrow
The Big Wheelbarrow in Port Hedland is a giant yellow wheelbarrow celebrating the town's famous wheelbarrow race that raised over $1 million for charity.
The Big Wickets
Giant cricket stumps in Westbury, TAS, celebrating Tasmania's passion for cricket and the village green traditions of country Australia.
The Big Winch
A giant mining winch at Coober Pedy, SA, celebrating the opal mining capital of the world.
The Big Windmill
A massive Southern Cross windmill in Penong, South Australia, celebrating the outback's iconic water pumps.