Big Things of Western Australia

Eucla Roadhouse has a Big Whale…or is it a little whale?

World’s Tallest Bin in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie – despite its size, I still managed to check its contents. I felt rubbish.

A Big Ram in Kalgoorlie – a ram-dom act of sculpting.

The Big Teaset! It’ll take some skill for someone to matcha this. People should drive chamo-miles to see this. It incorporates the Big Teapot. As much as I’ve chai-ed, its been oolong time since I saw such a grand teapot. 

The farmers here are “can do” type of people. On the way back to Hopetoun, we stopped to look at some of the Farm Gate Art Trail exhibits like The Big Watering Can.

Now you know I’m a sucker for Big Things. This was a double bonus – at a lolly shop in Ravensthorpe, you don’t only get to see The Big Lollypop…

…but also the Big Licorice Allsorts. Sweet!

Howzat! The Big Cricket Bat at Nannikup Cricket Ground. Not four! Not six! But 8 metres high.

Limeburners Distillery at Albany – still there (and a big one too!)

Big Mulla Miullas (Ptilotus) The Mulla Mullas are a distinctive natural feature of the Pilbara and street art sculpture in Karratha reflects this.

Welcome to Mullewa – The Big Wildflowers

The Big Frilled Lizard is part of a walkway leading to Perth Zoo….

…as is The Big Numbat.

The Big Periodic Table on the wall of the Science Building at Edith Cowan University at Joondalup. I was a bit out of my element here.

The Big Lampshades in Leederville, Perth

Big Gumnuts fountain at Kalamunda

The Big Bobtailed Lizard at Kalamunda. They can lose their tails but get it all sorted at the retail shop.

This is Fyttes Hytte, one of the Giants of Mandurah – a series of sculptures throughout the area. This young woman wasn’t scared of the giant but some people are – they suffer from FeeFiPho-bia.

The Big Anti-gravity Rock and Chain at Rottnest Island – the local gravitational anomaly. I read a book once on Anti-Gravity. I just couldn’t put it down…

A Big Fish on the drive out of Cervantes – paying tribute to the local fishing industry. The local Mens Shed efishiently put this together.

The Big Lobster Crate at Cervantes. Cervantes is a small seaside town with fishing as its major industry. Lobsters are caught off the coast here. I once stopped by a roadside lobster stand that said “lobster tails $20”. I paid my $20 and the owner of the stand says… “Once upon a time there was this lobster……”

The Big Marble at Geraldton – we had a good look through it to get a viewing of the Marble Cinematic Universe.

The Big Lobster at Dongara. It was a clawfully good replica.

The Big Banana at Carnarvon – an appealing local attraction.

The Big Little Whale Shark at Exmouth – going in for the krill.

The Big Prawn at Exmouth – the prawn looks upbeat but is not happy that the whale shark gets all the love in town leaving it a bit raw. Despite this, it is safely off the street so its doesn’t become roadkrill.

The Big Wheelbarrow – well it is an industrial town. An assortment of dangerous wheelbarrow races once occurred in Port Hedland before the WH&S team shut it down (true story) because they were concerned the participants were living on barrowed time.

A Big Eagle at Newman

and a Big Emu.

The Granites just north of Mount Magnet – a short drive off the highway, it has crumbly granite rocks and an impressive indigenous sculpture.

Meckering – the Big SLR Camera – this one is old but compliant – my camera can be a loose Canon at times.

Big Seahorse on the Tin Horse Highway near Kulin

A Big Bike at Ballidu – we had a brief stop at the Ballidu Tavern. We saw the bikes and tried to get on handle on things, take a brake and have a chat with the well spoke’n publican.

The Big Golden Eagle Nugget at Widgiemooltha, a 4.7:1 replica of the nugget found nearby in 1931. This was the largest gold nugget ever found in Western Australia. The nugget was 62 cms long and 35.3 kg in weight. It was found by 17 year old Jim Larcombe 45 cms below the surface, sparking a local gold rush. If you dropped this nugget on your foot, you would say “Au”.


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