Broken Hill

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Image of Titanic Bandsmen Memorial located in Broken Hill, Australia
Broken Hill, Australia

Titanic Bandsmen Memorial

A modest park memorial pays tribute to one of the Titanic's most revered storylines

"And the band played on." It's a common expression – finding its way into pop culture, literature, song lyrics, snarky political blogs and touching tributes to perseverance. Almost everyone has... »

Memento Mori | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

Image of Big Bench located in Broken Hill, Australia | Australia's Big Bench. (Wikimedia Commons)
Broken Hill, Australia

Big Bench

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill

Australia is home to more than just a couple of big things. The big country, it has been said, has a love of similarly-oversized objects. The Big Bench is only one of a loosely related set of... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and Dylan

Image of Big Ant located in Broken Hill, Australia | Big Ant. (Wikimedia Commons)
Broken Hill, Australia

Big Ant

Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980

Australia is home to more than just a couple of big things. The Big Ant is only one of a loosely related set of about 150 sculptures and large structures sprinkled across the country. Most of... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

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