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Ball record - The world record for mass ball dribbling is celebrated in Melbourne at the Basketball Australia Brand Launch in 2009.

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What a view! - A white cat named George peers out over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1957.

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At your feet indeed - George appears to have the right idea.

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Drought - Droughts rocked Coober Pedy especially hard in the early 2000s.

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Breakfast anyone? - The Sydney Harbour Bridge stopped traffic and hosted breakfast for locals in 2010.

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Surrealism and surfing - The Defense Force Air Show features RAAF F-111's swooping through the sky during the Townsville, QLD.

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Friendly Aussies - A Sydney woman is slightly bemused by a member of the undead during the 2010 Sydney Zombie walk.

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Humans on Bondi Beach - This series of eerie human art installations by Andrew Baines made its way to Bondi Beach.

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Surrealism and surfing - Aussie culture on full display as surrealism meets surfing on Bondi Beach.

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Dachshund UN - The Dachshund UN General Assembly is in session at the Melbourne Museum. This art installation was by Bennett Miller.

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That's a lot of towels! - A total of 1,700 beach towels are displayed on Bondi Beach to commemorate 1700 Aussies who pass from Skin Cancer every year.

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Largest massage - The world's largest massage record is set, with 263 masseuses and volunteers taking part in Daylesford, VIC.

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Going to the pump - Tamara Beach gets a petrol pump for the Sculptures by the Sea exhibit in Sydney.

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Queen Mary II - The Queen Mary II negotiates through the Sydney Harbour in 2007.

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Brief crash - A computer error causes a momentary crash at the Australian Securities Exchange in 2007.

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Sydney sandstorm - The sandstorm of 2009 as seen from the usually visible Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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'Symphony in the Sea' - This surreal human sculpture features the West Australian Symphony Orchestra playing 'Symphony in the Sea' at North Cottesloe Beach in Perth in 2009.

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Flugtag -

The Red Bull Flugtag is underway with this carrier bug dashing through the skies.

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Lumberjack -

Australia and Tasmania face off in a lumberjack competition circa 1956. 

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Installation - This art installation at Bondi Beach imprisons the performers.

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All in the costume - Melburnians attempt to break the record for most people dressed as a superhero in 2010.

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Federation Square - The Guinness World Record attempt took place in Melbourne's Federation Square.

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Regatta - Students from Yirara College participate in the 48th Henley-on-Todd Dry Riverbed Regatta in Alice Springs, NT.

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Red Bull Air Race World Championships - Matt Hall competes in the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championships.

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Longest sculpture in the world - The Animals On Bikes sculpture is 120 km long and one of the longest sculptures in the world.

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Unicycle - Aussie Jaryd Harris dribbles past his opponent at the Unicycle World Championships.

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Skiing season - There wasn't any snow but that didn't stop these skiers in 1938.

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Santas in Sydney -

Santas descend Sydney's Four Seasons hotel for a children's charity.

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