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Woolloomooloo - Totem Sculpture

Posted by the Megan Gutsell on February 03, 2019

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One of many sculptures along the Woolloomooloo Wharf last I visited Feburary (2019)

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Belconnen's favorite penis shaped owl!

Look closely! Do you see it? It's probably not what Bruce Armstrong intended when designing his owl tribute for Belconnen but this sculpture, one of Canberra's most prominent BIG Things, has been nicknamed 'The Penis Owl' It's simply titled 'Owl' though and it was created in 2011 based off the Australian Powerful Owl Ninox Strenua. The BIG owl is positioned in the middle of a median strip on the Corner of Belconnen Way & Benjamin Way. Parking's a bit rough for this area so I'd strongly suggest parking at 6 Ware Pl, Belconnen. It's a 30 second walk to the sculpture and a safe place to park.

Warwick Farm and its Harbor Bridge

Sometimes we visit a BIG Thing and never really ask ourselves where it comes from. We just visit, snap a photo and appreciate what it is. Curiosity always gets the better of me. I enjoy learning about what I visit and finding the who's, the what's and more importantly, the why's. Wikipedia tells me the Mini Harbor Bridge located in Warwick Farm was constructed in 1987. (My Birth year) 55 years after the opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge itself. It was constructed by the apprentices of the Royal Australian Navy and assembled on field during the 1987 Manly Vs. Canberra NRL grand final game as part of the on field entertainment. I was lucky in finding a youtube clip where it features the snippet of the game where it briefly features the on game construction of the bridge. Enjoy the video. If you watch closely you can make out banners promoting icons from other states It was this game Peter Warren, the owner of Peter Warren Automotive, saw Sydney's tribute ''T

Laverton - Dukey Grimo

I'm terrible at reading TAGs and it took a fair bit of IG snooping but I suspect this is the work of Dukey Grimo painted in2017 for ' Body Image Tattooing' If I'm correct it was painted in 2017 and can be located on the corner of Railway Ave & Donald Street.

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