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Australia's first Big Thing

Witness by BBC

Jun 3, 202610:53Society & Culture

In 1963, a giant Scotsman sculpture appeared outside the Scotty Motel in Adelaide, in South Australia. A banana, a koala, and even a potato soon followed, paving the way for the country’s beloved Big Things - one of Aust...

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Australia's first Big Thing is an episode from Witness by BBC. In 1963, a giant Scotsman sculpture appeared outside the Scotty Motel in Adelaide, in South Australia. A banana, a koala, and even a potato soon followed, paving the way for the...

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Published Jun 3, 2026, 10:53 long, audio available.