tiabunna

tiabunna club

Posted: 11 Jan 2024


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The "Big Merino"

The "Big Merino"
With the "Big Banana" (at Coffs Harbour) the "Big Merino" in Goulburn is probably one of Australia's best known "Big" tourist landmarks. You can read more about it here. I was fortunate that these people decided to pose just when I had the camera ready!

Petar Bojić, HaarFager, Berny, Nouchetdu38 and 26 other people have particularly liked this photo


29 comments - The latest ones
 Pam J
Pam J club
YHSYS S HRCK OF A LOT OF WOOLLY JUMPERS !!!
2 years ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Das ist ja rieseig! ***
2 years ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
Wow, it sure is big! :-) I've seen the Big Banana! So I guess I'll have to return to see the Big Merino. The people posing in front of it make this photo even more fun.
2 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm
The biggest sheep I've ever seen...
2 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
A mammoth woolly...

Last time I saw this it was a petrol station at the southern end of Goulburn. It appears to have wandered off to somewhere else.
That was several decades ago...
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to GrahamH club
Yes, it was moved in 2007 following a re-routing of the highway, Graham.
2 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to tiabunna club
Thanks George.
2 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Stunning.
Thank you for the link George.
2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
C'est vraiment immense et spectaculaire..!
Bonne et agréable journée.
2 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Breathtaking!!!!!!
He must give wool for thousands of sweaters!!!
Very interesting*****
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Wow ! An impressive sculpture !
2 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Impressive capture!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
2 years ago.
 LutzP
LutzP club
Quite interesting indeed, George.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
great find

Wish you a nice day!
2 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,das ist aber eine richtig große Skulptur lieber George,großartig wirkt das zu den Menschen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.
 Jean-louis Thiaudiere
Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
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2 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
W O W !!!!!!!
2 years ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
If something really is big, then it is this merino! :-).
2 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi George
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different kind of sculpture!
Imagine finding that in a field!
Best Wishes, and stay safe!!
Peter
2 years ago.
 * ઇଓ * ▹ Уαɾα
* ઇଓ * ▹ Уαɾα club
Fantastic shot, George!
At 15.2 m (50 ft) tall, this statue is a true giant and, in my opinion, indicative of the importance of Merino sheep breeding in Australia.
2 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to * ઇଓ * ▹ Уαɾα club
Thank you. Merino fine wool is still important, though less now than years ago, with the arrival of synthetics. This is one of the prime areas for its production.
2 years ago.
* ઇଓ * ▹ Уαɾα club has replied to tiabunna club
I agree and dare to say that natural fibers like Merino wool are irreplaceable, even though synthetic fiber manufacturers and lobbyists still claim the opposite to promote sales of their products, including sports underwear. Furthermore, I hope that the demand for natural fibers like Merino wool will increase again in the foreseeable future — under better conditions for the health of animals, humans, and nature.
2 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
my goodness ;-)))))
2 years ago.
 FarbFormFreude
FarbFormFreude club
to be lucky and fast, that's what we need
2 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Wonderful sculpture, and great sense of scale with the people there.
2 years ago.
 HaarFager
HaarFager club
How did they ever move it!? It looks so big and heavy.
2 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to HaarFager club
.This link gives the details of its construction and the move (on a very large trailer) with a video clip of the move.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Two of these in the group, George
Here's the other one
www.ipernity.com/doc/tiabunna/52194250/in/group/2766120
22 months ago. Edited 22 months ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Oops! Thanks Gillian, I'll fix it. Have a great weekend.
22 months ago.

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