Layer

NameBig Things mineral test run
Description

This map records Big Things.  It draws on the Wikipedia list of Big Things in Australia accessed 14 January 2025, but includes other Big Things not found on that list.

TypeOther
Content Warning

This map is incomplete

ContributorClaire Brennan
Entries60
Allow ANPS? No
Added to System2025-01-31 15:28:47
Updated in System2025-01-31 15:29:01
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CreatorClaire Brennan, Ana Stevenson, Kaitlin Mills
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Don Bradman's Bat and Stumps

Placename
Cootamundra
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-34.6306
Longitude
148.0174
Start Date
1975-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; associated with Donald Bradman; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ca
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Tennis Racquet

Placename
Barellan
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-34.285
Longitude
146.5737
Start Date
2009-10-03
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; associated with Evonne Goolagong

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1cb
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Motorcycle

Placename
Mooball
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-28.4415
Longitude
153.4917
Start Date
2014-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; associated with Wayne Rainey; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1cc
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Details

Latitude
-32.5671
Longitude
151.1627
Start Date
1987-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; bicentennial artefact; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1cd
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Stubby

Placename
Tewantin
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-26.3849
Longitude
153.0393
Start Date
1966-01-01
End Date
2003-12-31

Description

Inanimate object; built from bottles; tourism site; estimated date of unveiling; estimated year of removal

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ce
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Hard Rock Guitar

Placename
Surfers Paradise
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-28.002
Longitude
153.4286
Start Date
1996-03-22
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1cf
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Boomerangs

Placename
Nindigully
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-28.3549
Longitude
148.822
Start Date
1989-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site (no longer extant); estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d0
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Surveyors Tripod

Placename
Warwick
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-28.2206
Longitude
152.0326
Start Date
2024-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site (surveyor's office); estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d1
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Beer Can

Placename
Ghan
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-25.8394
Longitude
133.3004
Start Date
1995-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; beer label changed c.2005; estimated year of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d2
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Windmill

Placename
Coffs Harbour
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-30.3041
Longitude
153.1021
Start Date
1982-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d3
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Beer Can

Placename
Cobar
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-31.498
Longitude
145.8376
Start Date
1990-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d4
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Rabbit Trap

Placename
Albert
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-32.3572
Longitude
147.5079
Start Date
2013-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d5
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Pool Ball

Placename
Yarralumla
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-35.2924
Longitude
149.0903
Start Date
2019-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d6
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Mower

Placename
Beerwah
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-26.8628
Longitude
152.962
Start Date
1974-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d7
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Sapphire

Placename
Anakie
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.5482
Longitude
147.7387
Start Date
1982-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d8
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big G

Placename
Gracemere
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.4553
Longitude
150.4208
Start Date
2015-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1d9
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Spanner

Placename
Sapphire
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.4493
Longitude
147.728
Start Date
1982-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling; estimated location

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1da
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Sapphire Ring

Placename
Sapphire
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.4576
Longitude
147.7244
Start Date
1984-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling; estimated location

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1db
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Shell

Placename
Tewantin
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-26.386
Longitude
153.0375
Start Date
1965-01-01
End Date
2021-12-31

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; estimated year of unveiling; estimated date of removal

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1dc
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Gun

Placename
Underwood
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-27.6081
Longitude
153.1123
Start Date
1972-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; gun from previous metal scrapyard; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1dd
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Rum Bottle

Placename
that became residential
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-24.8536
Longitude
152.3672
Start Date
1988-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; original created for Brisbane Expo with replicas made; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1de
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Rum Bottle

Placename
Haigslea
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-27.5684
Longitude
152.6223
Start Date
1988-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; original created for Brisbane Expo with replicas made; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1df
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Boot / Shoe

Placename
Chermside
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-27.3934
Longitude
153.0312
Start Date
1960-01-01
End Date
2021-11-30

Description

Inanimate object; commercial site; relocated in late 1970s; estimated years of unveiling and removal

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e0
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Books

Placename
Alice Springs
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.7019
Longitude
133.8829
Start Date
2018-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; education site; books linked to Nevil Shute; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e1
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Guitar (playable)

Placename
Narrandera
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-34.7453
Longitude
146.5505
Start Date
1991-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e2
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Gold Pick and Pan

Placename
Grenfell
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-33.8963
Longitude
148.1553
Start Date
2005-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e3
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Scout Hat

Placename
Cairns
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-16.9194
Longitude
145.7714
Start Date
1982-02-22
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; historic (WWII) building; public park

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e4
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Bicycle

Placename
Chullora
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-33.8923
Longitude
151.0411
Start Date
1997-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; industrial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e5
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Golden Gumboot

Placename
Tully
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-17.9339
Longitude
145.9272
Start Date
2003-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; local environment; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e6
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Thermometer

Placename
Stanthorpe
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-28.6619
Longitude
151.9341
Start Date
2018-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; local history (coldest place in Qld); estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e7
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big UGG Boots

Placename
Thornton
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-32.793
Longitude
151.6371
Start Date
2015-04-20
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; local industry; commercial site

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e8
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Barrel

Placename
Bundaberg
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-24.8527
Longitude
152.3813
Start Date
2005-11-18
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; local industry; commercial site; tourism site

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1e9
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Golden Guitar

Placename
Tamworth
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-31.1276
Longitude
150.9237
Start Date
1998-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; local industry; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ea
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Deck Chair

Placename
Winton
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-22.3897
Longitude
143.0377
Start Date
2002-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; moved to current location 2005; commercial site; tourism site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1eb
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Acorns

Placename
Molonglo Valley
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-35.2871
Longitude
149.0687
Start Date
2013-06-22
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; national institution

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ec
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Coins

Placename
Deakin
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-35.3181
Longitude
149.0939
Start Date
2017-05-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; national institution

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ed
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Rocket

Placename
Moree
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-29.4679
Longitude
149.8426
Start Date
1972-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; playground; rebuilt 2009; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ee
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Poo

Placename
Kiama
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-34.6703
Longitude
150.8544
Start Date
2002-04-29
End Date
2019-10-31

Description

Inanimate object; protest sculpture; moved to Merimbula before November 2019; estimated date of removal

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ef
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Teepee

Placename
Millmerran
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-27.8771
Longitude
151.2589
Start Date
1991-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; public park; associated with Rendevous shooting events; estimated year of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f0
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Bowling Pin

Placename
Maryborough
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-25.5203
Longitude
152.6743
Start Date
2020-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; recreational site; relocated from Toowoomba to Maryborough in 2020

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f1
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Coffee Pot And Cup

Placename
Monash
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-35.4219
Longitude
149.0898
Start Date
1993-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; religious site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f2
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Coffee Pot

Placename
Deloraine
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-41.523
Longitude
146.6318
Start Date
2000-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; repurposed grain silo; estimated year of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f3
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Peg

Placename
Canowindra
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-33.525
Longitude
148.7051
Start Date
2017-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f4
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Hat

Placename
Yeoval
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-32.7486
Longitude
148.6488
Start Date
2014-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; commemorates Banjo Paterson; relocated 2017; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f5
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Thongs

Placename
Calen
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-20.8983
Longitude
148.7715
Start Date
2021-01-26
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; commercial site

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f6
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Headphones

Placename
Newcastle
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-32.9305
Longitude
151.7724
Start Date
2015-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; commercial site; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f7
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Bench

Placename
Broken Hill
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-31.963
Longitude
141.4657
Start Date
2002-09-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f8
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Details

Latitude
-28.5222
Longitude
150.3278
Start Date
2014-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1f9
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Paperclip (aka Giant Paperclips)

Placename
West End, Brisbane
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-27.4706
Longitude
153.0133
Start Date
1972-01-01
End Date
2007-12-31

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; estimated year of unveiling; estimated year of removal; estimated location

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1fa
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Apple Peeler

Placename
Batlow
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-35.5207
Longitude
148.1472
Start Date
2004-10-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; local industry; repaired after car damage

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1fb
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Easel

Placename
Emerald
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.5234
Longitude
148.1564
Start Date
1999-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; public park; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1fc
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Hammer

Placename
Mudgee
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-32.5296
Longitude
149.625
Start Date
2013-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; relocated 2016; estimated year of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1fd
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Rubik's Cube

Placename
Maroubra
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-33.9463
Longitude
151.258
Start Date
2008-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sculpture; repainted 2023; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1fe
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Lawn Bowl

Placename
Lake Cathie
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-31.5456
Longitude
152.8584
Start Date
1975-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sport; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc1ff
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Wickets

Placename
Westbury
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-41.5264
Longitude
146.8357
Start Date
2009-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; sports ground; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc200
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Slurpee

Placename
Coffs Harbour
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-30.2919
Longitude
153.1195
Start Date
2009-01-14
End Date
2009-03-03

Description

Inanimate object; temporary advertisement

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc201
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Wine Barrel

Placename
Hanwood
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-34.3502
Longitude
146.0418
Start Date
1973-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; tourism site; commercial site; local industry; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc202
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Wine Bottle

Placename
Pokolbin
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-32.7733
Longitude
151.2972
Start Date
1998-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; tourism site; local industry; estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc203
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Axe

Placename
Kew
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-31.6351
Longitude
152.7221
Start Date
1979-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate object; tourism site; replaced 2017 (damaged by ants); estimated date of unveiling

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc204
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01

Big Pick, Shovel and Sieve

Placename
Sapphire
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-23.4658
Longitude
147.7209
Start Date
1999-01-01
End Date
2025-01-01

Description

Inanimate objects; tourism site; local industry; estimated date of unveiling; estimated location

Sources

TLCMap ID
tdc205
Created At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
Updated At
2025-01-31 15:29:01
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