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	Australia's Big Things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Big Things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures or sculptures representing much smaller objects which pertain to the area in which they are located.
		For example, the first Big Thing was the Big Banana built in 1964 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, but now there are over fifty similar objects around the country.
		The Big Things have become something of a cult phenomenon, and are sometimes used as an excuse for a road trip, where many or all Big Things are visited and used as a backdrop to a group photograph.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /a/au/australia_s_big_things.html (679 words)

	09/08/02: history honours thesis = Big Things in Australia
		The first Big Thing, the Big Banana, was built in 1963 by John Landi, an American immigrant who was so in love with his banana plantation that he wanted everyone to stop and visit his own piece of paradise.
		For example, the Big Cow, also at Nambour, was built in 1975 by a local farmer to encourage tourists to stop at his Suncoast Dairy and see the cows being milked, as well as butter and cheese-making displays.
		Less successful have been the Big Things attached to roadside diners and petrol stations, such as the Big Prawn at Ballina, the Big Oyster at Taree and the Big Merino in Goulburn, which were all built by the Mokany brothers in the '80s as part of their petrol station empire.
	www.mrcranky.com /movies/swimfan/11.html (762 words)

	News articles for Merino, Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Beatriz Merino Lucero, prime minister of Peru and as such the holder of the highest position ever for a Peruvian woman, attributed her success to the way she...
		Merino wool is added to the spun mohair because wool has ‘memory’ to help garments retain their shape,” she explained.
		Merino Turtleneck: From a sleeveless shell to layer under a work blazer, to a brightly striped long-sleeve style for the weekend, you'll be impressed by...
	www.linkmorgue.org /united_states/full/Colorado/Merino.html (2718 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Merino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Big Merino truck stop on the Hume Highway at Goulburn has long identified the city as the state's fine wool capital.
		PITTSFIELD — Merry Merino, the 5-foot-long, 4-foot-high fiberglass Merino sheep that the Sheeptacular Pittsfield committee exhibited at the Berkshire Museum...
		Merino sheep stock were evacuated from the area early in the day.
	www.nametraq.org /Jan04/M/Merino.shtml (1527 words)

	Australian Big Things.
		The Big Cow is north of Nambour on the Eumundi Rd.
		The Big Merino will be found at the southern entrance to Goulburn in southern New South Wales.
		The Big Cod is at Swan Hill in north western Victoria on the Murray River.
	www.wilmap.com.au /bigstuff (621 words)

	Visit Australia by Jocelyn Munday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Big Potato may, once, very long ago, have been an impressive sight, but it is hard to imagine that even in its heyday it resembled anything other than a giant piece of excrement.
		Now bypassed by a freeway, the Big Merino was formerly a refreshment stop for passenger coaches and cars; the Merino itself sold souvenir tat and the accompanying ‘restaurant’ had the pervasive smell of all roadside cafes, over-fried food and bad coffee.
		However, the Big Prawn is the more impressive, because, at night, it is garishly illuminated and occupies a prime spot on the coastal highway between Sydney and Brisbane.
	www.beavercounty.com /community/feature29.asp (735 words)

	Australia's Big Things - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, the first Big Thing was the Big Banana built in 1964 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, but now there are over sixty similar objects around the country.
		The Big Lobster, Kingston SE - 17m x 15m
		The Big Ram (male sheep), Karoonda 2 m x 3 m
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australia's_Big_Things (730 words)

	Visit New South Wales :: Media Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Big banana, Big guitar, Big prawn while travelling in New South Wales, it’s pretty hard NOT to bump into an oversized structure, either by the side of the road, attached to a service station or adjoining some kind of theme park.
		The town hosts the annual country music festival in January, and the Big Guitar is a replica of the trophy presented to winners of the Toyota Country Music Awards of Australia.
		In the tradition of bizarre big things is the Big Oyster, which was erected as a testament to the oyster farms of the nearby Manning River region.
	www.tourism.nsw.gov.au /media/fact022.html (799 words)

	the great outdoors
		The first 'Big Thing', the Big Banana, was built in 1964 by John Landi, an American immigrant who wanted to commemorate his banana plantation with something big.
		Most of the 'Big Things' were built in the 70s and 80s in mostly rural areas, to celebrate local primary industry and to encourage travellers to stop and buy local products.
		'Big Things' have become such an integral part of the Australian landscape that the last minute travel website wotif.com has just run a competition to rate the 'Big Things' around the country.
	thegreatoutdoors.com.au /general.php?ID=7941 (477 words)

	Tatet - Big Merino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Alexanders of New Zealand is a Christchurch merino knitwear manufacturer, designing and creating jerseys and sweaters from pure Italian-spun 19 micron NZ merino wool.
		Big is a 1988 comedy film which tells the story of a teenaged boy who is aged to adulthood by a magical fortune telling machine.
		Merino is the Spanish languageSpanish name for a breed of sheep, and hence applied to a fabric.
	www.tatet.org /search-Big_Merino.html (687 words)

	Walkabout - Goulburn
		The 'Big Merino', on one of the main arteries, attests to the long-standing importance of wool-growing in the area.
		Goulburn's reputation as a producer and exporter of fine merino wool was established in the early 1830s although transportation to Sydney was agonisingly slow until the 1850s.
		An obvious 'attraction' is 'The Big Merino', a replica sheep 15 m high and 21 m long beside Hume St on the Canberra side of town.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/NSWGoulburn.shtml (3122 words)

	Big things in Australia - Wikitravel
		It seems that no matter where you go in Australia, big things are bound to be found eventually.
		However there is a certain type of big thing that seems to be unique to small tourist towns no matter where you travel.
		These are of course the everyday objects that have been built at enormous scales and are dutifully filled with overpriced snack bars and trinkets to remind you of your journey to visit the big thing.
	wikitravel.org /en/Big_things_in_Australia (121 words)

	Bulletin - Q&A: Thinking big (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		All this land once had its own indigenous story and in a way big things are an ever-pathetic attempt to try and refine those stories and retell those stories of the people living on the land.
		Not just the dramas around what our big things should be – local government debates rage through various parts of regional Australia from time to time about building big things – but they are a great way for Australians to show off their sense of humour.
		It was imported from the United States – it was a big duck or some kind of water fowl from the ’40s.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/EdDesk.nsf/printing/EB9B3F7EE6251C46CA256D0B0004BBAC (363 words)

	Goulburn
		The Big Merino a 15m high merino sheep is a tourist attraction west of the city.
		Another of Australia’s unashamedly tacky “big things”, the fifteen-metre-high sheep proudly stands next to the Ampol service station on the Old Hume Highway; the first floor has a wool industry display, and on the third level you can look out over the town through the sheep’s eyes.
		The Big Merino, or the "World's Biggest Marino" is situated just west of Goulburn on the Old Hume Highway.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/newsouthwales/goulburn.asp (817 words)

	Toscano Merino Wool Cardigan -- for Big and Tall Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		They have been providing quality clothing for Big and Tall men for over 90 years, both through their retail outlets and now via the Web.
		This "Toscano Merino Wool Cardigan -- in Big and Tall Sizes" is an example of the extensive range of clothes for big and tall men they carry.
		Click Here for more details about this Toscano Merino Wool Cardigan in Big and Tall Sizes, and to see everything else their Web store has to offer.
	www.tall-big-man.com /clothing/toscano-merino-wool-cardigan.html (352 words)

	Sydney to Melbourne
		I don't know if merino means sheep in general or giant concrete sheep like the one we saw today.
		No big loss I guess, its not like the Prime Minister's right hand man would accuse a prominent judge of trolling for underage male prostitutes in a car paid for by the tax payers.
		Noel found a map of all the "big things" (like the big merino, the big banana, the big prawn).
	ca.geocities.com /carla_tyler/sydney_melbourne.html (9213 words)

	Penguin Books Australia - Title Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In recent years we have seen the Big Mango in Bowen (2002), the Golden Gumboot in Tully and the Big Stockwhip in Noonamah (2003), and the Big Miner's Lamp in Lithgow (2004).
		It's true that Big Things often function as giant advertising billboards, built to entice motorists to stop and empty their wallets when driving long distances on Australian highways.
		As well as the popular collectables, such as fridge magnets, teaspoons, key rings and postcards, there are souvenirs that epitomise the surprising and imaginative nature of Big Things: the Big Banana water pistol, the Big Crab bottle-opener-and-nailclippers-in-one, the Big Merino snowdome and the Golden Gumboot cake of soap.
	www.penguin.com.au /spotlight/spotlight.cfm?SBN=0143002007&Page=Extract (778 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Australia - A Big Land
		In 1963, The Big Banana was built in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia - and a whole new field of tourism was born.
		Developers of the "bigs" believed that their own particular "big" would be a major drawcard for their area and increase the tourist dollar.
		Two of the original "bigs", (the Big Pineapple was built in Nambour, Queensland in 1972), these have grown into full scale tourist parks, with wildlife and farmyard displays, educational train rides through the farms and a dazzling array of souvenirs and mouth-watering desserts.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A824870 (384 words)

	Toscano Merino Wool Sweater Vest -- for Big and Tall Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Toscano Merino Wool Sweater Vest -- Quality Clothing in Big and Tall Sizes: A must have for the man who appreciates timeless classics.
		This "Toscano Merino Wool Sweater Vest -- in Big and Tall Sizes" is an example of the extensive range of clothes for big and tall men they carry.
		Click Here for more details about this Toscano Merino Wool Sweater Vest in Big and Tall Sizes, and to see everything else their Web store has to offer.
	www.tall-big-man.com /clothing/toscano-merino-wool-sweater-vest.html (358 words)

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		THE Big Merino's iconic status is far from waning on the eve of its 20th birthday, with two companies apparently vying to secure its services at the south end …
		Both the Merino and Caliche volleyball teams figured out Friday tha there is truth to the expression.
		Merino makes a break from the flock for life of luxury
	search.lycos.com /?tab=news&query=merino&adf=&loc=searchhp (345 words)

	Australia's Big Things - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Big Things have become something of a cult phenomenon, and are sometimes used as an excuse for a, where many or all Big Things are visited and used as a backdrop to a group photograph.
		The Big Scotsman, (Adelaide) - 5m x 1m
		The Big Banana (http://www.bigbanana.com), Coffs Harbour - 11m x 2m
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Australia's_Big_Things (728 words)

	Wild Hog Bowhunt at Texas S Bowhunting Ranch
		It was a big double curl trophy Merino Ram.
		He had one opportunity for a big reddish brown boar that was fighting a fl boar.
		Late afternoon he met Rick in the woods and Rick worked Cliff in on a hog that was hiding in a brush pile.
	www.bowhunting.net /Hunts/Wildhogs/TexasS1.html (620 words)

	Merino sheep on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Types A and B are strongly and moderately wrinkled, respectively; the C, or Delaine, type is much smoother, and has better combinations of wool and meat qualities.
		Merinos are white-faced with the rams horned and the ewes hornless.
		FED: Merino sheep meet their perfect match on the Internet
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m/merinosh.asp (280 words)

	Worldisround - Canberra - Sightseeing in Canberra photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		I made the trek to the top of the Merino, and was rewarded with this...
		It was hard to top the excitement of the Big Merino, but eventually we...
		It had a big curly thingy that looks like it would be fun to ride through.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/69276/index.html (431 words)

	big stuff in australia
		This isn't THE Big Pineapple, which resides in Nambour, Queensland, along with the Big Cow and the Big Macadamia Nut.
		This is another Big Pineapple parked alongside a petrol station on the Bruce Highway somewhere south of Mackay.
		The queen of Aussie roadside sculpture, the Big Lobster in Kingston, SA is a must see.
	www.coastalsurvey.com /travel/australia/big_oz.htm (384 words)

	Cutter & Buck Merino Wool Sweater -- for Big and Tall Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cutter & Buck Merino Wool Sweater -- Quality Clothing in Big and Tall Sizes: Only the finest merino wool is used to create this handsome textured crewneck.
		This "Cutter & Buck Merino Wool Sweater -- in Big and Tall Sizes" is an example of the extensive range of clothes for big and tall men they carry.
		Click Here for more details about this Cutter & Buck Merino Wool Sweater in Big and Tall Sizes, and to see everything else their Web store has to offer.
	www.tall-big-man.com /clothing/cutter-buck-merino-wool-sweater.html (385 words)

	Big Merino - about Big Merino
		Exploring the aural aura of masterworks as found in the sounds in the immediate locations of highly regarded paintings, sculptures, and other artworks.
		Ventana Wilderness Campground, Big Sur is located 65 miles north of San Simeon and 30 miles south of Carmel California on Highway One in Big Sur California, next to and now managed by Ventana Inn.
		'''Merino''' is the Spanish languageSpanish name for a breed of sheep, and hence applied to a woollen fabric.
	www.artmam.net /Big_Merino.htm (730 words)

	Big Things
		Some have said that the Big Macadamia is the poor cousin to the Big Pineapple, but we think that's giving it the rough end of the comparison.
		The Big Mandarin is an entirely appropriate symbol as the area around Mundubbera produces over one third of Queensland's citrus fruit and boasts the largest single citrus orchard in the Southern Hemisphere.
		The infamous Big Milk Shake at Cheeseworld Allansford Victoria is a frequently photographed attraction.
	www.bigthings.com.au /m.htm (1070 words)

	Queensland
		Another popular topic is fruit, such as the Big...
		There are two (!) Big Merino Rams, one in NSW and one in Western Australia.
		Each giant sheep claims to be the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere, with vehement local defenders and detractors in equal numbers.
	conniechai.tripod.com /plumpudding/id9.html (1048 words)

	Friends, Family and Big Things » Backyard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We've all heard of the Big Banana or the Big Pineapple.
		Then send us a photo of yourself, your friends or family with one of Australia's many Big Things and help us compile a big gallery of Big Things...
		Write a 25 word caption for your image detailing where the Big Thing is, who is in the photo with it and why your are inspired by this Big Thing.
	www.abc.gov.au /backyard/features/big_things.htm (277 words)

	Australia Travel Story - Big Things in A Big Country
		Passing a BIG Koala on the way to Horsham got me thinking.
		There’s the Big Pineapple, the Big Fish, the Big Banana, the Big Windmill, the Big Prawn, the Big Trout, the Big Oyster, the Big Merino, the Big Cherry, the Big Orange, the Big Cow and the Big Lawnmower.
		I understand the need for a gimmick to lure punters into a souvenir shop, but I think this BIG thing runs deeper and is a by-product of our cultural cringe.
	www.smallguide.com.au /story2.html (228 words)

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