Australia

Crane Crash

On 17th January, 2007, a freight train from Brisbane to Melbourne derailed in Sydney, Australia. Four days later, the crane that was being used to recover the train also toppled over! The crane fell onto one of the workers who,…

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Wednesday, 5th March 2008

The Longest Trains in the World

Despite being widely touted as the longest trains in the world, the up-to 2.5 kilometre-long freight trains which bring iron ore to Nouadhibou, Mauritania may not be particularly unique in their length. On the day these images were captured, the…

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Thursday, 1st November 2007

Stromatolites

This is Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia, and in our thumbnail you can see the kite-shaped observation jetty where visitors can observe some of the world's oldest creatures - Stromatolites. Looking for all the world like rocks which…

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Monday, 22nd October 2007

Takeover Week: Surfing the Shark (Keir Clarke)

Welcome to day two of Google Sightseeing Reader Takeover Week! Every day this week, one of you has been chosen to have their very own sight posted here on GSS, while Alex and James take a well deserved holiday. Today's…

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Tuesday, 10th July 2007

The Dingo Fence

It's probably as long as the Great Wall of China, but up until recently I had never heard of what could be the longest man made object ever - The Great Dingo Fence of Australia! Erected in the 1885 to…

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Wednesday, 4th April 2007

The Google Boat

Using our inside connections we can exclusively reveal super-secret spy pictures of Google's latest offering to the world - Google Boat (beta)! This image was taken as part of the recent Australia Day flyover and, if you look closely, you'll…

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Monday, 26th March 2007

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