Young

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Image of Big Cherries located in Young, Australia | Big Cherries in Young, New South Wales, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)
Young, Australia

Big Cherries

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival

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 Cherries - there are more than one statue of this... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Image of Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Garden located in Young, Australia | The Roll Up banner around which a mob of about 1,000 men rallied and attacked Chinese miners at Lambing Flat in June 1861. The banner is now on display in the museum at Young. (Wikimedia Commons)
Young, Australia

Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Garden

Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia

Located on the south west slopes of New South Wales, Australia, the tiny town of Young has a long and colorful history. The anti-Chinese riots that were associated with the gold rush of the 1860s... »

Natural Wonders, Extraordinary Flora, Intriguing Environs | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

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