Not So Big Dinosaur – Townsville

Whilst snapping away at the spider I couldn’t turn my back on getting some pics of ‘Nibbles’ the dinosaur outside the entrance to the museum, he’s rather on the small size, so I’m going to have to politely decline his access to the Big Things of Oz, Big list…sorrry!

DETAILS
Address: ‘Museum of Tropical North Queensland’ 70-102 Flinders Street East, Townsville, QLD.
Photo Taken: 2012

Big T-Rex – South Brisbane

Just around from the Cicada, over at the Queensland Museum you’ll find this guy, again a little bit of a cheat as he is a museum display (a very dark path to go down to start including, Museum displays, into Big Things lists) 

DETAILS
Size: 13m x 5m 
Year: 1978 
Address: ‘Queensland Museum’, Cnr. Grey Street and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane. 
Photo Taken: 2012

SCORE
Size **** 
Accessibility 
Aesthetics **** 
Unusual 
Location * 
9/25 stars

Big T-Rex – Eatons Hill

This T-Rex is literally next door to the Albany Golf Ball but lives in a different suburb - go figure! Born in 1999, he was purchased by one of the veterinarians with a keen love of all things archaeological, bones, eggs and giant T-rex’s! I was introduced to this T-Rex by my delightful cousin, who also alerted me to the fact that they put a Santa Hat on him at Christmas time, brilliant! Although something tells me Dinosaurs shouldn’t be considered Big Things, I'm letting this one slide - sssh!

DETAILS
Size: 5m 
Year: 1999 
Address: ‘Eatons hill Veterinary Surgery’ ‘Rose Cottage’ Cnr. Southpine Road and Eatons Crossing Road, Eatons Hill, QLD.
Photo Taken: 2012 

SCORE
Size *** 
Accessibility 
Aesthetics *** 
Unusual 
Location 
6/25 stars

Big Dinosaur – Ballandean

It’s always difficult when a ‘big thing’ isn’t actually that big for what it’s representing. I’m no expert on dinosaurs or triceratops but I’m pretty sure, ‘Frutisforus’ (as he is lovingly named) falls on the small side. Still Ballandean seems quite proud of their ‘big’ attraction and who am I to take away such town pride, by denouncing his Big Thing title. A quick Google brings up some trivia…

Originally made as a float for the 1998 Apple & Grape Festival when the local shopkeeper’s daughter was a queen entrant. After the festival the community put it by the roadside in front of the Ballandean railway station to stop passing traffic in a bid to sell fruit as a fundraiser for the local football club. It soon became a major attraction - Source

DETAILS
Size: 2.1m x 6.7m 
Year: 1998 
Address: New England Highway outside the Ballandean Railway Station (Can’t miss him as you travel through the small town of Ballandean, QLD) 
Photo Taken: 2013 

SCORE
Size ** 
Accessibility ** 
Aesthetics * 
Unusual Location****
9/25 stars