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Gavin

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Snowy Farr's headstone

Oakington, England

Grave of Walter "Snowy" Farr

After this beloved Cambridge character passed away, the community raised funds to provide him with a proper gravestone.

Sale Swing Bridge

Sale, Australia

La Trobe Swing Bridge

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.

Captain Thunderbolt Statue

Uralla, Australia

Captain Thunderbolt Statue

The last of the bushrangers in New South Wales.

Monument L'Oiseau Blanc

Étretat, France

Monument L'Oiseau Blanc

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

Snowy Farr Sculpture

Cambridge, England

Snowy Farr Sculpture

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

The footbridge was used to take prisoners from the City gaol on site of No.1 Upper Northgate Street (qv) to the former Chapel of St John in the south wing of the Bluecoat School.

Chester, England

Bridge Of Sighs

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Palais de l’Île

Annecy, France

Palais de l’Île

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

Eastlink Hotel - Callum Morton

Dandenong South, Australia

Hotel Eastlink

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

Sir Tatton Sykes's Monument

Driffield, England

Sir Tatton Sykes Monument

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.

Martyrs' Shrine

Port McNicoll, Ontario

Martyrs' Shrine

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.

AVUS-Tribüne

Berlin, Germany

AVUS-Tribüne (Automobile Traffic and Practice Road)

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

Ned Kelly House

Beveridge, Australia

Ned Kelly's House

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

Point Lonsdale with Buckley's Cave in lower left

Point Lonsdale, Australia

Buckley's Cave

William Buckley escaped from prison and is said to have spent years hiding in this seaside cave.

Gooderham Building

Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

The Hay Inclined Plane

Telford and Wrekin, England

The Hay Inclined Plane

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.

Sign on the Wreck Bell.

Queenscliff, Australia

The Wreck Bell

This bell was once used to summon rescue crews when ships fell victim to the treacherous waterways.

Luna Park Melbourne

St Kilda, Australia

Luna Park Melbourne

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

Eight Hour Day Monument

Melbourne, Australia

Eight-Hour-Day Monument

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.

Damaged remains of the weir

Wuk Wuk, Australia

Glenaladale Weir

The remains of a failed attempt to regulate Mitchell River.

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

section of the bridge

Orbost, Australia

Snowy River Railway Bridge

When it was built in 1916, this bridge was critical infrastructure for local farmers. Today, it's being restored for walking and biking.

Eleanor Rigby Statue

Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Hastings net shops They were first used to house nets for catching m2

Hastings, England

Hasting's Net Shops

During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.

Burke and Wills Monument

Parkville, Australia

Burke and Wills Monument

This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.

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