Moruya New South Wales Australia

Stopping in Moruya on the New South Wales south coast, we found some sculptures lining the main street. So, while stretching our legs and finding something to eat we decided to see how many we could find.

Moruya was the location where the granite used to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge was quarried. A small monument commemorates this fact, which states that 245,000 tons were quarried there for the bridge construction.

The most interesting of the sculptures was the Airman, out side of the Air Raid Tavern in Vulcan Street. It commemorates all of the Allied aircrew, ground support and ancillary staff of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Netherlands East Indies Air Force (NEIAF) who operated from the Moruya Airfield during World War Two. It is based on Captain Gus Winckel, one of the Netherlands East Indies Air Force pilots who flew out of Moruya although his main base was Canberra.

If you are passing through and need to stop, a great way to stretch you legs is to walk down Moruya’s Vulcan Street and look for the sculptures.

The Crashed Pink Cessna

Although not in Moruya, but nearby at Coila, is a “crashed” pink Cessna, set up at a roadside attraction. Apparently it successful at getting passers-by to stop, as around 30-50 cars pull over to take photos each day.