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Chris Hemsworth's House
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Chris Hemsworth, the Asgardian himself, who starred in Thor owns this property overlooking Seven Mile Beach. Hemsworth now a major motion picture star was born and raised in Australia where he got his start acting on Australian TV. Now a household name for starring in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thor, he’s called this seaside property home with his wife since 2014
Hemsworth married his wife Elsa Pataky in 2010 and together they have three children, daughter India Rose, 7, and 2-year-old twin sons Tristan and Sasha. Together they live here with their adorable puppy Sunny. Though the couple were recently in the news when their beloved goldendoodle puppy was reported missing for this property, but fans remain hopeful it will be found.
Originally they purchased the property for $7 million in 2014, but have since conducted extensive renovations. The new project was estimated to cost the Hollywood star over $8 million to build, and the property is now thought be valued at over $20 million. The property now features a fully renovated gym complete with steam room, a spa, a media room, a games room, vast outdoor living, perfect for the actor who grew up in the outback, and plenty of places to play for the kids. as well. Complete with six bedrooms total. The cherry on top? A 50m rooftop infinity swimming pool with ocean views.
In July 2018, the star couple bought another chunk of prime Byron Bay real estate in order to give their extended families somewhere to stay, with rumors Hemsworth’s parents will eventually call the area home.
Over the course of his career, Hemsworth has earned $130 Million. In 2013 alone, Chris Hemsworth earned $58 million starring in Rush and Thor. Between June 2016 and June 2017, Chris earned $30 million. Between June 2017 and June 2018, Chris Hemsworth earned $65 million. Between June 2018 and June 2019, Chris earned $75 million. And with more Marvel Movies in the books, it’s likely we’ll see his wealth continue to climb.

Russell Crowe's House
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This is the Australian actor, Russel Crowe’s 320-hectare rural property in Nana Glen. It was also the venue for his 2003 marriage where he built a domed roof chapel in the grounds. Russel Crowe is a film producer and musician.
Born in New Zealand and of proud New Zealand citizenry, Crowe has reportedly lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role in the historical film Gladiator, for which Crowe won an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, an Empire Award and a London Film Critics Circle Award for best actor, along with ten other nominations in the same category. Crowe's films include Romper Stomper, L.A. Confidential, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Cinderella Man, 3:10 to Yuma, American Gangster, State of Play (2009), Robin Hood, Les Misérables, Man of Steel, Noah and The Nice Guys (2016). In 2015, Crowe made his directorial debut with The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Crowe's work has earned him several accolades during his career, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, one BAFTA and one Academy Award out of three consecutive nominations.
This home was hit by the recent Australian Wildfires. The actor and his family were reported safe, however the extent of damage to his sprawling property remained unclear. Area residents were concerned that Crowes property was receiving preferential treatment, however firefighters on the scene said the attended to whatever area needed the attention most. Crowe denies any knowledge of preferred treatment as well.
Crowe has earned a net worth of $95 Million, quite the tidy nest egg. Enough for Crowe to become co-owner of the National Rugby League team South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2006. Still acting now, Crowe is attempting to rebuild his career after a series of missteps.

The "Click House"
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This house is populated by well known gamers including: Muselk, LazerBeam, Loserfruit, Crayator and Bazza Gazza. The house was found by a 9th grader from Canada.

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - TV Location
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By: neotrix.
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! is a reality television game show series. The format, where up to 12 celebrities live together in a jungle environment for a few weeks without luxuries to be crowned king or queen of the jungle, has been running since 2002. A 15th UK series was aired in 2015.
Winners of the UK version of the show include Tony Blackburn, Phil Tufnell, Kerry Katona, Carol Thatcher, Stacey Solomon, Kian Egan and Carl "Foggy" Fogarty.
This is the production facility, which is located in the permanently built up camp at the edge of a sub-tropical rain forest that extends from Numinbah Nature Reserve and Springbrook National Park, named Murwillumbah. The small town, with a population of around 8,000 is used for both filming and producing - it is set within the foothills of the McPherson Mountain Range within the volcanic Tweed valley and just 13km south of the border with Queensland State, and a 1/2 day's drive from the capital of New South Wales, Sydney, 848km away. Murwillumbah was nominated one of the top ten sea/tree change towns in Australia, and the annual Tweed Banana Festival, the second oldest festival in Australia, occurs in the town.
The shooting location for the show is 300 meters to the north east of the production facility. Since beginning to shoot outside Murwillumbah, several on-screen moments have happened, including the 2012 cast's nomination of ex-Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan for every challenge on the show that year (and crying through each of them), TV Chef and Doctor Gillian McKeith's smuggling of food flavourings in the lining of her underwear (and her theatrical faint during the challenge she was forced to confront), and musician Myleene Klass' jungle shower (and white bikini) during season six.
Other versions of the show have been filmed in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Africa.

Shammi Prasad's House
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Australian prankster and social media content creator, Shammi Prasad, lives in this beautiful Gold Coast mansion. He shares his mansion with his brother, Jayden Prasad and friends Austin Gosney & Blake Melbourne. Shammi started his career as content creator in 2014. After a slow start, the number of followers and subscribers has grown enormously. With over more than 1 million followers on various social media channels; Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, you can call his career a great success. He has named his estate Memory Land, where he creates most of the content together with his brothers & friends. His credo is 'Makin' Memories' and that he does.
On his YouTube channel 'Shammi Vlogs', Shammi himself gives a tour of his new house with his: MY NEW HOUSE TOUR!! vid.

Yasser Shahin's House
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By: Xeba73.
The Shahin family is one of Australia's leading business families. They own Peregrine Corporation, Adelaide's leading convenience retailer and the operator of Smokemart and Giftbox retail sites across the country. Yasser Shahin is the CEO of the company.

Gina Rinehart's House
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By: BermudaBreeze.
The Australian businesswoman and the worlds wealthiest Woman, worth an extimated $29 billion lives here.

Malcolm Young's House
'Onkaparinga' is the Sydney home of Malcolm Young, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He has been with them since he founded the band in November 1973.

Alan Rydge's House
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Part of the Ridge family compound on Piper Point.

Lindsay Fox's House
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By: jdubble07.
Lindsay Fox is an Australian businessman. As of 2009, he was the 10th richest person in Australia, with a net worth of around A$1.5 billion. He is best known as the founder and chairman of his family-owned trucking and logistics company, Linfox.

Floating man - Swim pontoon
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By: TexasAndroid.
Got this one from Slashdot. Appears to be a large humanoid figure floating in the harbor. Very strange.

Russell Crowe's House
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By: DonMartini.
Russell Ira Crowe (April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian actor. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. In the 2000s, he was nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award as Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator.
Beautiful house at the end of the pier in Wolloomooloo bay, Sydney.

Cate Blanchett's House
The Australian actress lives in this house called "Bulwarra", located in the exclusive area of Hunters Hill.

Jackie Chan's House
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Australian holiday home of the Hong Kong actor.

2005-08-08 - Australian goverment wants to censor this image - Pine Gap
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By: kjfitz.
Aug 8, 2005
The Australian goverment wants Google Maps to remove this image and this image from their database.
Pine Gap, near Alice Springs, employs nearly 1,000 people, mainly from the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office. Originally code-named MERINO, it is the ground station for a satellite network that intercepts telephone, radio, data links, and other communications around the world. The facility currently includes a dozen radomes, a 5,600 square meter computer room, and 20-odd service and support buildings. Two of its ground antenna are part of the U.S. Defense Satellite Communications System.
In 1988 a new 10-year lease for the US facilities was signed by then Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The agreement specified a three-year notification period which required the Australian government to give notice in 1995 to close both Nurrungar and Pine Gap in 1998, when the leases come up for renewal. Australia arranged to have greater access to the information collected by the bases.
When Nurrungar closed in 2000, some Nurrungar hardware and personnel was moved to Pine Gap.
Pictures here.

George Harrison's House (Former)
This is the former home of the late Beatle which his estate recently sold for $8 million, setting a new record for Hamilton Island property, according to reports. The sprawling South Pacific-style compound had fallen into disrepair in the years since his 2001 death, with its abundant tropical foliage obscuring much of the property. He and wife Olivia developed the site in the late 1980s, becoming the island's most famous home owners at the height of its popularity as an exclusive resort.
Their design incorporated thatched roofs, timber finishes and a rambling garden with sweeping water views.

Malcolm Turnbull's house
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The 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party owns this Point Piper house.

Solomon Lew's House
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Solomon Lew is an Australian businessman, and one of Australia's richest men. His principal commercial activities involve importing apparel, toys and other goods into Australia from China and share market investments, principally in retail companies.

Flying Car
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By: kjfitz.
(Found at Google Sightseeing)
The Ozzies have invented levitation!!!
Could be a monument but there does not apear to be a pedestal. Maybe a covered awning or roof over a picnic area with thin poles holding it up. Notice that it is centered in a clearing so I doubt it is a transient.
Location is Point Walter Reserve.

Lake Hillier
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Lake Hillier, is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.
The most notable feature of this lake is its pink colour. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often take note of it. The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. The length of the lake is about six hundred metres (3/8 mile). The lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees with a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating it to the north from the Southern Ocean.

Liam Hemsworth's House
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The Australian actor is believed to own this home on Phillip Island.

AC/DC's Bon Scott's grave
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Hugh Jackman's House
The actor paid a reported $5.9M for a unit in this building overlooking Bondi Beach.

John Gandel's House
John Gandel is an Australian businessman who made his fortune in the real estate industry. Gandel is ranked at #647 in Forbes's "The World's Richest People" list as of 2009. He ranked #6 on the BRW Rich 200 list in 2010. Gandel inherited much of his estate from his Polish-immigrant parents, and subsequently built his own fortune in shopping centers.

Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban's House
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By: neotrix.
The actress and musician bought this estate in 2008 for $4.1 Million. The 111 acre farm includes a Georgian colonial mansion which was built in 1878.

Ramsey Street - Neighbours
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By: joepublic.
This is the street used for the outside shots of Ramsey Street in the Australian soap Neighbours.

Mick Doohan Mansion
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Aussie Motor GP Champion's residence

Zac Efron's House (Rental)
Australian news outlets are reporting that actor, Zac Efront, has been renting this home on Broken Head Beach of Byron Bay, during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, and may be planning on buying the home.

Kerry Stokes' House
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Kerry Matthew Stokes is an Australian billionaire. He holds business interests in a diverse range of industries including electronic and print media, property, mining, and construction equipment. He is most widely known as the chairman of the Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in Australia.
Forbes currently ranks him as the 10th richest person in Australia, with a net worth of $2.0 billion.

Kylie Minogue's House
The is the isolated hideaway of the Australian singer. The 100 hectare property is located on a secluded island in Western Port Bay.

Marree Man, The
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A large naked man in the desert. No really - the largest geoglyph in Australia, made with GPS and tractor.

Harry Triguboff's House
Triguboff is an Australian real estate billionaire. He's the head of Meriton, which has built almost 50,000 residential dwellings, mainly townhouses and apartments, since its creation in 1963, making it Australia's biggest residential property developer. In 2010, Meriton was said to develop an average of 1000 apartments per year.
Forbes currently ranks him as the 6th richest Australian, with an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion.

Mark Webber's House
The Australian Formula One driver purchased this house in 2011 for about $5 million. Former owner was retired tennis player Thomas Muster.

John Bunting's "Death House"
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The home where John Bunting lived when he started his serial killing, some of his earlier victims were found buried in the back yard.

Paul Little's House
Paul Little is the managing director of TOLL Holdings, the Asian region's leading integrated logistics provider.
TOLL Holdings Limited, is Australia's largest transport company, based in Melbourne, Victoria. The company has operations in road, rail, sea and air in 55 countries.

Khalil Shahin's House
The Shahin family is one of Australia's leading business families. They own Peregrine Corporation, Adelaide's leading convenience retailer and the operator of Smokemart and Giftbox retail sites across the country. Khalil Shahin is a director for the company.

Toni Collette's house
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By: neotrix.
The Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish owns this house.

Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth's House (Reportedly)
Miley Cyrus and her fianceé Liam Hemsworth are reportedly in the process of purchasing this Byron Bay property, called "Ardeevin", following the urging of Liam's brother, Chris Hemsworth.

MasterChef Australia, the housing
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By: Dania.
In this house (under construction) the contestants of the cooking challenge show lives.

Uluru / Ayers Rock
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Horizontal Falls
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This is the famous Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley region of western Australia. Although called waterfalls, this natural phenomenon actually consists of immense tidal currents hurtling through narrow coastal gorges. When the tide turns, the water ‘falls’ back in the other direction.

Nicole Kidman's house (former)
The actress lived here.

Crocodile
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Kangaroo
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A group of Kangaroos on Heirisson Island.

Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
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By: romulusnr.
Seems to only refer to the east facility. No idea what the west facility is.
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is a prison located on the Ipswich motorway at Wacol in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is a maximum security prison that is used for remand prisoners, and also for the temporary detention of prisoners while their 'security level' is ascertained.
The prison is a relatively modern facility with TVs, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities.
The Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is the second of Queenslands Privately Operated non-government Prisons sharing that notation with Borallon Correctional Centre operated for the Department by Management and Training Corporation located in Ivan Lane Borallon near Ipswich.
-Wikipedia

Chris Ellison's House
The Australian mining magnate purchased this most expensive property in Australia in 2009; a mansion that broke all previous sale records by fetching more than $57 million.

R.G. Casey Building
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By: muzi.
R.G. Casey Building is house of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra

Lachlan Murdoch's house
The eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch lives here.
He resigned from his executive positions at News Corporation on 29 July 2005. Lachlan is, however, still on the Board of Directors at NewsCorp and is a company consultant.

James Packer's House
Packer is an Australian casino billionaire, he inherited a $5 billion business when his father Kerry Packer died in 2005. The family fortune was built on media assets. Forbes currently ranks him as the 3rd richest Australian, worth an estimated $6.0 billion.

Barry Sheene's House
One of the greatest, most talented, and toughest motorcycle racers of all time lived here.

TNT Mackay
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TNT Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Hakea Prison
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27km south of Perth

Russell Crowe's House
The actor purchased this house in 2011 for $10M.

Bondi Beach
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Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is a part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and current venue for the Australian Open in tennis. In January 1992, it was named after tennis player Rod Laver, the only person ever to win the Grand Slam twice. The arena was finished in 1988 with seating capacity for 14,820 and currently attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year.

MasterChef Australia, the kitchen
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By: Dania.
In this building the set for MasterChef Australia was made.

John Gorton Building
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By: muzi.
John Gorton Building is house of Department of Finance and Administration of Australia, Canberra

Steve Irwin's (Crocodile Hunter) Australia Zoo

Nissan Skyline GT-R
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Wreck of WWI submarine HMS J3
Towards the end of 1914, early in World War I, disturbing rumours began to circulate that the newest German submarines were capable of a much higher surface speed than British boats, one report giving their speed at about 22 knots. The rumours were sufficiently strong to force serious consideration of the matter by the Admiralty, and at the same time consideration was given to the idea that submarines should have a high enough surface speed to be able to work with the fleet. The reports concerning the speed of the German submarines proved to be spurious, but the idea of a British submarine with a high surface speed gained ground. The immediate result of this concern was the development of the J Class, which were unique with their three shafts. Originally eight boats were planned but this was reduced to six and then increased to seven. As a result of these changes the boats originally intended to be J7 and J8 were renumbered in April 1915 as J3 and J4 respectively.
HMS J3 commissioned in the Royal Navy on 27 April 1916 and was allocated to the 11th Submarine Flotilla based at Blyth, Northumberland.
Following the conclusion of hostilities in World War I, the Admiralty in 1918 presented the six remaining boats of the J Class to the Australian Government – J6 had been sunk in error in 1918 by a British ship. All the submarines commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March 1919, as tenders to the submarine depot ship HMAS PLATYPUS, J7 being the senior boat. The Commanding Officer of J3 was Lieutenant Henry K.B. Mitchell RN.
After uneventful service, little of which was spent at sea, J3 and her five sisters paid off into Reserve at Westernport on 12 July 1922. The boats had become victims of the worsening economic conditions of the time, coupled with their high cost of maintenance.
J3 was dismantled and the hull sunk as a breakwater at Swan Island, Port Phillip Bay, in 1926.

Sunbathers in Sydney
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Travers Beynon's House (The Candy Shop Mansion)
Travers Beynon is a model and businessman who owns Free Choice Tobacco.
Beynon owns this Gold Coast home, which he shares with his wife, two girlfriends, and four children, includes 15 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a gold plated swimming pool, a replica of the Sistine Chapel, mosaic of Bacchus, and a 7-ton marble sculpture of Poseidon.

Steve Wyatt's House
Steve Wyatt is a mining executive who co-founded Mineral Resources.
Wyatt owns this 31,000 sqft home with one of the largest private pools in Australia.
Wyatt purchased the home from Barry Patterson, founder of Sonic Healthcare, who purchased the home from the late businessman, Alan Bond.

Australian Anzac class frigate HMAS Stuart (FFH 153)
The third HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) is an Anzac class frigate, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 25 July 1998, launched on 17 April 1999 by Mrs. Maxine Barrie, the wife of Admiral Chris Barrie, the Chief of the Defence Force and commissioned on 24 August 2002.
HMAS Stuart derives her name from the Scottish Royal House of Stuart. The Royal Navy first used the name for one of the nine Scott Class Destroyers built between 1917 and 1919. HMS Stuart commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1918 and in 1933 she was loaned by RAN from the Admiralty, along with three 'V' Class Destroyers, Vampire, Vendetta and Voyager; and the 'W' Class Destroyer Waterhen.
The traditions and values established by the first HMAS Stuart were passed down to her successors, HMAS Stuart (II) the River Class Destroyer Escort that served from 1963 to 1991, and HMAS Stuart (III) Anzac Class Frigate which commissioned in 2002.

Ted Baillieu's House (Former)
Ted Baillieu is an Australian politician. He is currently the Premier of Victoria and the member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Hawthorn. He has been the leader of the Victorian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since May 2006 and Premier of Victoria since 2 December 2010 after the Liberal/Nationals Coalition defeated the Brumby-led Labor Party government with 45 seats to 43 in the Legislative Assembly.

John Symond's House
Symond is the founder and Executive Chairman of Aussie Home Loans, one of the largest mortgage lenders in Australia. As of 2013, Australian "BRW" magazine ranks him among the country's 100 richest people, worth an estimated ~ $500 million.

Harry Stamoulis' House
Harry Stamoulis is the founder of Gold Medal Soft Drink and runs his family's Stamoulis Property Group, which was founded by his father.
Stamoulis is wrapping up construction on this home, which is reportedly costing between $54-$70M and is said to be Australia's most expensive home.

'Google' boat
A boat with Google above the deck from Google Day.

Dead Kangaroo
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Heath Ledger's House (former)
The late actor lived here with his young family from 2004 to 2006. He sold it for $7M, and left Australia as he couldn't cope with the paparazzi.
Today the house is owned by American hedge fund billionaire, Paul Tudor Jones.

Shane Warne's House
Shane Warne is a former cricketer, widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game.
Warne paid between $14M and $16M for this home, known as 'Melville'.

Donald Bradman's House (former)
The legendary Australian cricketer, by many considered as cricket's greatest player of all time, lived here from 1935 until his death in 2001.

Australia Zoo
Australia Zoo is a 76-acre (31 ha) zoo located in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA), and is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter made the zoo a popular tourist attraction. The zoo is run by Director Wes Mannion.

Daniel Johns' House
Daniel Johns is an Australian singer and songwriter who is the former frontman for the band Silverchair.

Jay Gatsby's House (The Great Gatsby 2012 Film)
The Great Gatsby is an upcoming 2013 3D romantic drama film. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name, the film is co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke. It follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties.
The filming location of Jay Gatsby's mansion is International College of Management, Sydney -- formerly St Patrick's Seminary. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban wed here in 2006.

Nicky Armstrong riding a penny farthing
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Nicky Armstrong, is a champion penny farthing rider.
"The Fremantle woman tows a toy penguin, called “Peng”, behind her to help stabilise her bike and stop it flipping over if she has to stop suddenly."

Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is regarded as Australia's premier sporting venue. For over one hundred years, it has played host to many of the country's biggest cricket and Australian Rules Football matches, and many other significant sporting contests besides. It was, in fact, even the centrepiece of the Olympic Games of 1956

Liam Hemsworth's House (Newrybar Downs)
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This five bedroom, four bathroom, Newrybar Downs mansion was recently purchased by the youngest Hemsworth brother for $6.5 million in December of 2020. The home was previously a wedding venue, designed by Hollywood production director Jason Schepisi in 2011. Unfortunately couples wanting to get married in the Newrybar Downs venue will have to find another place.
Liam lives comfortably in his new villa with his current girlfriend, model Gabriella Brooks, and their pet pug after he officially divorced singer Miley Cyrus earlier this year.
Not far from his brother Luke's Suffolk Park home and his brother Chris' Ikea inspired mansion in Broken Head, Byron Bay, the home seems like the perfect place to settle down.

Belanglo State Forest
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By: Mike1989.
Belanglo State Forest is a planted forest in the Australian state of New South Wales; its total area is about 3,800 hectares. The Belanglo State Forest is located south of Berrima in the Southern Highlands, three kilometres west of the Hume Highway between Sydney and Canberra. The forest is owned by the New South Wales Government and contains some of the earliest pine plantings in the state. The public has free access to the forest; it is popular with recreational trail bike riders.
Backpacker Murders;
In 1992 and 1993, seven skeletons were found in the forest, in what was described by media as The Backpacker Murders and was considered to be the work of a serial killer. Eventually, Ivan Milat was convicted of the murders in 1996 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
On the 29th of August 2010 trail bike riders discovered a human skeleton in the forest. Media reports at first linked the killing to Milat, but later forensic work looks to disprove this theory as evidence suggests that the remains have been left there at a later date.
On the 22nd of November 2010, three teenagers (including one related to Ivan Milat) were arrested on suspicion of connection with the discovery of a murdered male in the forest, following a tip-off.
Copycat murders;
David Auchterlonie was celebrating his birthday on the 20th of November; Mathew Milat 17, and Cohen Klein 18 planned for over a week to lure David Auchterlonie to his death. The third person, whose charges have since been withrawn by the DPP went to police midday the 21st November to report the murder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacker_Murders

Intentionally Altered
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By: gamma.
Wrong opposite shadows, in LS there are houses and grass. Bad PS job. In streeetview you can see the fence from another position, but there are buildings there.
Maybe the GM picture is very old ?
Anyone ?

Edmund Barton Building
muzi (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: muzi.
Edmund Barton Building is house of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia

Russell Crowe's house (former)
The New Zealand actor and musician owned this house.

Ford Proving Ground Lara/You Yangs
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By: Dania.
Stats: 1,752 acres (7 km²), 24 miles (39 km) of roads
Major facilities: High speed track, special surface/low speed track, handling course, grades, salt/mud bath, environmental exposure area, crash test site, climactic test chambers and NVH Labs Major testing: Performance, ride, and handling; environmental simulation, corrosion, and NVH testing.

Road Train
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A road train or roadtrain is a trucking concept used in remote areas of Australia, the United States, and Western Canada to move bulky loads efficiently. The term "road train" is most often used in Australia. In the U.S. and Canada the terms "triples," "Turnpike doubles" and "Rocky Mountain doubles" are commonly used for longer combination vehicles (LCVs). A road train consists of a relatively conventional tractor unit, but instead of pulling one trailer or semi-trailer, the road train pulls two or more of them.

Palazzo Versace
DonMartini (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: DonMartini.
The Palazzo Versace meaning "Palace Versace" is a luxury hotel owned by the Versace Group, the first Versace hotel in the world, and is situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Claimed to be the world's first six-star resort, the complex boasts 205 rooms, 58 suites, 73 condominiums, a marina, a health spa, restaurants, and shopping retail. The hotel was developed by the Sunland Group on the former Fisherman's Wharf site on the Southport Spit.
The hotel became a focal point of world media on 4 January 2006, when long serving ruler of United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum died of a heart attack whilst lodged at the hotel on holiday.

Brian Singer and Matt Damon's House (Reportedly)
pootin (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pootin.
American actor Matt Damon reportedly bought this 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, beachfront home for $22 million in October of 2020. Down the road from actress Melissa McCarthy's Byron Bay rental and and a 10 minute drive from Hemsworth brothers, Luke and Chris. The latter of whom used to be Matt's next door neighbor when Damon leased the $4 million abode directly next door to Chris Hemsworth's bunker-like property in Broken Head. That same property was previously leased to Chris' youngest brother Liam and his then-wife Miley Cyrus.

Kangaroo

Shane Warne's House
The former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game lives here.

Sydney Opera House
jphilb (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jphilb.

Sidney Myer's House (Former)
Sidney Myer was an Australian businessman who created the chain of Myer department stores.

Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The Cooks River and the Georges River are the two major tributaries that flow into the bay. Two runways of Sydney Airport extend into the bay. On 29 April 1770, Botany Bay was the site of James Cook's first landing of HMS Endeavour on the continent of Australia, after his extensive navigation of New Zealand. Later the British planned Botany Bay as the site for a penal colony. Out of these plans came the first European habitation of Australia at Sydney Cove.

Kirribilli House
Kirribilli House is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia when he is staying in Sydney.

Qiu Yafu's House
The Chinese businessman purchased this house in 2013 for $33 million, the third highest residential property price ever recorded in Sydney. Qiu Yafu is the President/CEO of the Shandong Ruyi Group, one of the world's largest textile companies. In 2007, Forbes ranked him as the 356th richest Chinese, worth an estimated $215 million.

Circular Quay
edv (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: edv.
The birthplace of modern Australia, this is where the First Fleet landed in January 1788.
This is the hub of Sydney's ferry traffic.

ANZ Stadium
ANZ Stadium was the home of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games. The athletics track was later removes and seats put in its place in front of the grandstands. The Stadium consists of 2 large grandstands on either side of the playing field and several stands forming a semi circle at both ends.
This venue hosts sporting events such as Rugby League, Athletics and Tennis as well as being a venue for large concerts by international acts.

2000 Olympics Tennis Center
The Sydney International Tennis Centre is a world-class venue available for not only state, national and international tournaments, but also for training and court hire by the general public. The Tennis Centre provides a range of facilities including a 10,500 seat centre court stadium, 15 outside courts, Pro-Shop, café and function center overlooking Sydney Olympic Park and surrounding courts.

Ballandean Pyramid
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
The Ballandean Pyramid is a stone pyramid near the small village of Ballandean, Queensland, Australia. The pyramid is approximately 15 metres in height and built from blocks of the local granite. Not to be confused with the nearby natural rock formations known as the Pyramids in the Girraween National Park. It is on property belonging to a local vineyard, but is unfenced and less than 50 metres from the nearest road. It was built by the previous land owner at a cost of $100,000 (Australian) after a local resident asked him what he was going to do with all the rocks and took eight months to build using an excavator and dump truck.

A Big C
MrTrick (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: MrTrick.
Artificial suburban island... looks very silly, but cool from the air.
The suburb of Sylvania Waters, in southern Sydney.

Waiting for the Tide; A Town with a Secret
gamma (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: gamma.
The secret was it had a short wooden pier with a boat alongside it - no water anywhere to be seen. It started off as a joke between here and a town by the sea (the only difference being one town had a pier); so Wirulla decided to build a pier of it's own. It also had a painted toilet block called 'The Thunderdome' - we were to come across more of these in other towns; with different names. Wirulla also had a pub, shop and two giant wheat silos - the silos being a common feature of towns in this wheatbelt area. The road sign pointing down a dusty road into the distance also amused us - it said 'Coober Pedy 590kms' - there are huge distances here. Poochera was a similar size place with a Roadhouse; Camping ground and two giant silos. Another cool evening as we stood in the phone box phoning our daughter; who wouldn't believe us that it was cold stood talking to her. We have had some huge variance in temperatures.

Adelaide Oval
cmike77 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cmike77.
It is considered to be one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in Australia