When is a fish not a fish? When Lucy Dugan wrote about ‘fish’ she described a dad’s affection for his daughter as ‘the catch of the day’. When Nicole Mickle brought her ‘fish’ into life like bronze relief the expression was just as obscure. So here she is, a little ‘fish’ at the head of […]
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One Million Dollars
Australia has a bit of a reputation for having some of the ‘Largest’ things in the world. Often these are kitsch representations of some local industry or icon like ‘The Big Pineapple’ or ‘The Giant Koala; you get the idea. When I was told I was about to see the worlds largest coin (legal tender) […]
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In 1892 William Ford and Arthur Bayley had been prospecting near the Western Australian country town of Coolgardie. Their story tells how one evening their bush camp was swept away by a flash flood. In their dismay, vowing they’d had enough, they searched for all their scattered belongings with the intention of quitting. In their […]
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