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WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) PS Adelaide: World’s oldest wooden hulled paddle steamer still operating

PS Adelaide is a wooden-hulled paddle steamer moored at the Echuca Wharf and used for special occasions. PS Adelaide was built by George Linklater at...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Kākāpō: World’s only flightless parrot

The kākāpō, sometimes known as the owl parrot, is a species of large, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrots of the super-family Strigopoidea. It is endemic to...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Kurilpa: World’s largest hybrid tensegrity bridge

The Kurilpa Bridge is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It connects Kurilpa Point in South Brisbane...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree: World’s tallest forest lookout tree

The Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree is a 75-meter tall karri tree that was pegged for climbing to celebrate Australia's bicentenary in 1988. It is...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Australia Day Regatta: The oldest continuously held annual regatta in the world

The Australia Day Regatta is the world's oldest continuously held annual regatta. It has been held every year since 1837. The regatta is held...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Richard Harold Smith: World’s first person to solo circumnavigate the world by helicopter

Richard Harold Smith, also known as Dick Smith, is an Australian entrepreneur, adventurer, and philanthropist. He is best known for being the world's first...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Bronte Splashers: world’s oldest winter swimming club

The Bronte Splashers is a winter swimming club in Bronte, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1921 and claims to be the...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Cape Flattery: World’s largest silica mine

Cape Flattery is the world's largest silica mine. It is located on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia, and it has a reserve of...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Rotokas alphabet: World’s shortest alphabet

Rotokas is a North Bougainville language spoken by about 4,320 people on the island of Bougainville, an island located to the east of New...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Deinacrida heteracantha: World’s largest species of weta

Deinacrida heteracantha, also known as the Little Barrier giant wētā or wētāpunga, is a wētā in the order Orthoptera and family Anostostomatidae. It is...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Mary Ronnie: First woman in the world to head a national library

Mary Allan Ronnie (12 June 1926 – 17 March 2023) was a New Zealand librarian. She was New Zealand's first female National Librarian, from...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation: Company to produce world’s first bio-diesel derived from wild microalgae

The world’s first wild algae biodiesel was produced in New Zealand by Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation. Aquaflow announced in May 2006 that it had produced the...

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