Category: Travel
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Statues Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Statues of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Besides plants and trees, the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney contains many varied and interesting statues. Many are from the early days of the garden when statues formed a major part of its display. Unfortunately removed in large numbers as the gardens developed, many still remain adding to… Read more
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Yanga Woolshed Balranald New South Wales
The Yanga Woolshed stands beside the Murrumbidgee River, near Balranald in south-western New South Wales. Once part of a vast pastoral empire, it tells the story of Australia’s wool industry and rural endurance. The woolshed formed the heart of Yanga Station, which at its peak covered more than half a million acres. Sheep grazed across… Read more
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Burra South Australia
Burra South Australia Burra, South Australia located about 160 kilometres north of Adelaide, is one of the state’s most historically significant towns. Set in the rolling hills and open landscapes of the Mid North, it is best known as the site of one of the world’s great 19th-century copper mining ventures. The town preserves an… Read more