Australia's obsession with Big Things didn't start with Coffs Harbour's Big Banana, Woombye's Big Pineapple or Robertson's Big Potato.

Australia's obsession with Big Things didn't start with Coffs Harbour's Big Banana, Woombye's Big Pineapple or Robertson's Big Potato. It started here in Adelaide with a giant Scotsman that still stands sentinel over one of the city's busiest intersections. Greg caught up with the man who kick-started that obsession, Adelaide artist Paul Kelly. Thanks this week to Paul and Pam Kelly, Ian Backler and Dr Amy Clarke.  
 

Exploring incredible true stories from South Australia's past. A podcast brought to you by The Advertiser, in Adelaide.

Cracking yarns from South Australia&apos;s past

Heaps Good History

Exploring the incredible true stories from South Australia's past. A podcast brought to you by The Advertiser, in Adelaide.

Australia's obsession with Big Things didn't start with Coffs Harbour's Big Banana, Woombye's Big Pineapple or Robertson's Big Potato. ...

Episode 8.  The Adelaide man who inspired Australia's obsession with Big Things

For over a hundred years, Australia had been a beacon of hope and opportunity for millions of people, so it's hard to imagine why anyone would want to turn their back on it.

For over a hundred years, Australia had been a beacon of hope and opportunity for millions of people, so it's hard to imagine why anyone would want to turn their back on it. But 125 years ago, that's exactly what a group of disaffected South Australians did, when they signed up for a daring mission to set up a socialist utopia on the other side of the world. This is the story of the 19th century pioneers who went in search of a “New” Australia. Thanks to Gavin Souter, Dr Ben Stubbs, Bob Byrne, Jillian Attrill and Ben Brennan.
 
 

For over a hundred years, Australia had been a beacon of hope and opportunity for millions of people, so it's hard to imagine why anyon...

Episode 9. The search for a "New Australia"

In this bonus episode, Adelaide Holden historian Don Loffler busts some long-held myths about the 1948 launch of the first model Holden plus Don answers the million dollar question.

In this bonus episode, Adelaide Holden historian Don Loffler busts some long-held myths about the 1948 launch of the first model Holden plus Don answers the million dollar question. Where did it all go wrong for Holden?  
 
 

In this bonus episode, Adelaide Holden historian Don Loffler busts some long-held myths about the 1948 launch of the first model Holden...

Episode 7. "She's a Beauty!" - Myths and legends of the very first Holden

In this bonus episode, long-time Holden employee Stewart Underwood tells Greg what it was like working at GMH's Elizabeth factory during the launch of some of the most iconic models in the company's history and explains how he went from factory worker to custodian of the Holden story through his work with the National Motor Museum and History Week walking tours.  
 

In this bonus episode, long-time Holden employee Stewart Underwood tells Greg what it was like working at GMH's Elizabeth factory duri...

Episode 8. The Adelaide man who inspired Australia's obsession with Big Things

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