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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #625 on: September 14, 2018, 03:10:17 PM »
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I expect the pedants to claim that it's not big, but it is big.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #626 on: September 14, 2018, 03:11:59 PM »
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Made in 1967, this was Australia's second Big Thing, and I've already posted the one at Swan Hill that we also visited and photographed.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #627 on: September 14, 2018, 03:13:05 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #628 on: September 14, 2018, 03:15:56 PM »
I love magpies.  They're very intelligent and will respond to a suitable whistle.  They never quite tame, but they will become trusting.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #629 on: September 14, 2018, 03:16:36 PM »
The Big Rabbit Trap - Albert NSW.   We were too early and the pub was closed.   :cuss    This has got to be one of the best Big Things that I've seen.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #630 on: September 14, 2018, 03:17:30 PM »
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I know....  bring it on.  :fp

What can I say- you've beaten me to it.  Now we'll have hundreds of bridges, trucks, office buildings...    :rofl
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #631 on: September 14, 2018, 03:18:47 PM »
The Big Road Runner - South of Nyngan on the Tottenham Road.   It was a toss up between "Unusual Letterboxes" or "Big Things" but big things won, in keeping with the theme of our ride.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #632 on: September 14, 2018, 03:19:11 PM »
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There's a second picture of another big bogan.

A Hardley with studs and padded sissy bar.  Yep- Bogan!   :crackup
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #633 on: September 14, 2018, 03:20:16 PM »
The Big Saw Blade - Deniliquin NSW   This was a bit disappointing.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #634 on: September 14, 2018, 03:21:12 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #635 on: September 14, 2018, 03:21:31 PM »
The Big Chopper - Nyngan NSW

I expect the pedants to claim that it's not big, but it is big.

Well, it is bigger than most.  There are bigger.  There was a Russian one in PNG that could lift 20 tonnes.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #636 on: September 14, 2018, 03:23:15 PM »
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Biggles, this is BIG.   See  https://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source-energy/broken-hill-solar-plant
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« Reply #637 on: September 14, 2018, 03:23:59 PM »
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« Reply #638 on: September 14, 2018, 03:24:40 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #639 on: September 14, 2018, 03:25:57 PM »
The Big Town Sign - Cobar NSW.  Everyone has this one, and I'll claim it, as it's not a small sign by and means and fits in with the theme of our quest.
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« Reply #640 on: September 14, 2018, 03:27:30 PM »
Thus ends the installment of Big Things from our recent five day "Big Things" quest.    Fish snagged a few others that I've previously posted.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #641 on: September 14, 2018, 03:35:30 PM »
Thus ends the installment of Big Things from our recent five day "Big Things" quest.    Fish snagged a few others that I've previously posted.

You two certainly had a good time!  What a great idea- go in search of the interesting and unusual.  All made much easier by having someone wanting to do exactly the same thing.  And I did see a couple of pix of The Big "Fish".
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #642 on: September 14, 2018, 04:25:48 PM »

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What can I say- you've beaten me to it.  Now we'll have hundreds of bridges, trucks, office buildings...    :rofl
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I'll delete the post if the consensus is that it's not a Big Thing.   :grin  :fp
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Well looks a lot bigger than the bike to me so I think it fits  :like
 

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #643 on: September 14, 2018, 05:23:08 PM »
The Big Chopper

I used to work on that chopper, its certainly big enough. I have flown it as well. I also worked on the DC3 (not that one) at Pearce, and its bigger than a Cessna 172.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #644 on: September 14, 2018, 05:53:08 PM »
The Big Saw Blade - Deniliquin NSW   This was a bit disappointing.

I never considered this a big thing, but I guess I will now.
 

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« Reply #645 on: September 14, 2018, 05:54:40 PM »
The Big Town Sign - Cobar NSW.  Everyone has this one, and I'll claim it, as it's not a small sign by and means and fits in with the theme of our quest.

I got this one because Cerebral Knievel set me a challenge.
 

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #646 on: September 14, 2018, 05:57:48 PM »

I'll delete the post if the consensus is that it's not a Big Thing.   :grin  :fp
The topic is "STs in front of big things"

The DC3 is a big thing compared to a bike but it's not a "Big" DC3 since it is the original size so for me it's still ok.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #647 on: September 14, 2018, 06:09:18 PM »
The Big Saw Blade - Deniliquin NSW   This was a bit disappointing.

I never considered this a big thing, but I guess I will now.
It is because saw blades usually don't come in that size; The largest working one I have seen would have been about 1500 mm (5 feet) in diameter in what once BHP Whyalla.
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« Reply #648 on: September 14, 2018, 06:19:33 PM »
Basically it wasn't on the wikipedia list when I looked at it.
 

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #649 on: September 14, 2018, 07:37:35 PM »
The Big Saw Blade - Deniliquin NSW   This was a bit disappointing.

I never considered this a big thing, but I guess I will now.
It is because saw blades usually don't come in that size; The largest working one I have seen would have been about 1500 mm (5 feet) in diameter in what once BHP Whyalla.
I seem to recall as a kid, seeing a working, rather large, circular saw blade at an old timber mill, which was used to turn Cedar trees into planks. The one I saw was also steam powered.

Similar to this, but from memory bigger.

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