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The Gem
The Town/Municipal HallFishing
Fishing is also a very popular activity on the Murray River, particularly for the huge fish which can be caught (including the introduced European carp which is present in large numbers but unfortunately not good for much more than cat food). The Cod fish used to be more common than it is today, with fish up to 80 kilograms having been caught in the past!
This monument is not just erected to attract tourists (as other 'big' attractions around Australia like the Big Pineapple, the Giant Lobster, the Giant Koala, the giant merino....the list goes on, you get the picture) but rather it was used in the early 1990's as a movie prop and was later given to the town, who fibreglassed it and put it on display, so here it is, not far from the river and the Pioneer settlement (in Curlewis street, I think)
