Category: Art
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Barraba Silo Art Water Diviner
Barraba Silo Art – The Water Diviner Painted by Fintan Magee, the Barraba silo art depicts a water diviner, representing the constant search for water in the Australian bush. A water diviner is someone who searches for water using either two metal rods, or as depicted here, two sticks. Barraba is a small town 99… Read more
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Gunnedah Silo Art Dorothea Mackellar
Gunnedah Silo Art Depicting Dorothea Mackellar Painted by Melbourne artist Heesco Khosnaran, on the historic Gunnedah Maize Mill is a fantastic piece of silo art. Depicting the poet Dorothea Mackellar and lines from her famous poem My Country, it stands over 20m tall. The silos must be viewed from outside a fence because they are… Read more
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Les Darcy Monument Australian Boxer
Australian Boxer Les Darcy Monument Dedicated in August 2000, the Les Darcy Monument celebrates the achievements of one of Australia’s greatest boxers. Set back from the New England Highway in a grassy park in front of the East Maitland Bowling Club, the statue can be easy to miss. The statue stands on a marble platform,… Read more