Biggles - Sydney, New South Wales
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denben
S 33° 51.475 E 151° 12.509
56H E 334271 N 6252153
The Statue of Biggles is located at the intersection of Atherden and Playfair Streets in the Rocks, Sydney's oldest and most central neighbourhood.
Waymark Code: WMN4FQ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/25/2014
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From monumentaustralia.org:
"Statue of Biggles, a schnauzer who was a much loved member of the Rocks community.
Biggles, who was slightly larger than a mini Schnauzer, was a well known member of The Rocks community. He could be seen on the back of a bike, travelling in a milk crate, with his daredevil pillion-riding owner keeping control. The statue stands proudly outside the house in which Biggles` owner, Trevor Kelly lives on the corner of Atherden and Playfair Streets in the Rocks. Biggles was regarded as a `local character` among the residents and shopkeepers as he roamed the Rocks Area sometimes leaping from balconies in pursuit of cats. Unfortunately for Biggles, his final leap was off a cliff near Mrs Macquarie`s Chair after what was thought to have been a rat. Biggles died at the age of fourteen and is now immortalised in the statue created by artist, Anne Dybka, herself a resident of the Rocks."
The inscription reads:
"BIGGLES"
17/3/80 - 25/4/1994
A LOVED FRIEND OF THE ROCKS
A community project assisted by
the Sydney Cove Authority
The Rocks Chamber of Commerce and Residents.
Unveiled by the Hon. Robert Webster MLC
Minister for Planning and Housing
on 16 March 1995.
Age/Event Date: 17/3/80 - 25/4/1994; 16th March 1995
Type of Historic Marker: Monument
Related Website: [Web Link]
Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed
Historic Resources.: Not listed
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