Saturday

January 19, 2019

 Australia has a fascination with big things. 

There are over 150 "big things" in Australia ranging from the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, Big Merino in Goulburn & Big Golden Guitar in our country music capital Tamworth to the lesser known Big Wickets in Westbury, Big Ugg Boots in Thornton & Big Cane Toad in Sarina and the most recent big thing the Big Watermelon in Chinchilla. 

Well… our local town has its own big thing and it was one of the first big things:

 The Big Murray Cod 

Built in 1967, it is 7m (22.9ft) long & 2m(6.5ft) high and sits alongside the Murray River in Tocumwal.


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  1. Ruth Hiebert19 January 2019 at 15:20

    That is one big fish.Looks quite nice too.

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  2. Elephant's Child19 January 2019 at 16:13

    It looks much better than Adaminaby's Big Trout.

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  3. Bill 19 January 2019 at 19:28

    big place, big people, big fish!

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  4. Joan Elizabeth19 January 2019 at 19:55

    I seem to remember this is a giant Murray Cod at Swan Hill. I don't think I have noticed the one at Tocumwal.

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    1. CountryMum20 January 2019 at 06:53

      Yes there is! It was built in 1991 as a movie prop so is a fair bit newer than Tocumwal's & a fair bit bigger too.

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  5. Anonymous19 January 2019 at 20:36

    A well maintained cod. Did you see Grace in Perth post about the large straw constructions? I listened to an ABC podcast about The Cods, a rowing team from South Australia in the early 1900s. Well worth a listen, if you have the time.

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    1. CountryMum20 January 2019 at 06:58

      Thank you Andrew. I looked up Grace's straw constructions thinking you meant straw bales houses etc but no, straw sculptures, wara art at the York Festival. They are incredible and so creative. For those interested: https://yorkfestival.com.au/event/wara-art-comes-to-york/

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  6. Mikael Bergman20 January 2019 at 07:53

    it was a big fish

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  7. HappyK20 January 2019 at 09:08

    Now that is a big one.

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