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Inside the Big Hole and one of Australia's 'most elaborate' scams (www.abc.net.au)

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Nestled among gumtrees on the side of a hill in a national park east of Canberra is a gaping hole that was once at the centre of one of Australia's most elaborate fraud schemes.

The geological formation known as the Big Hole is 100 metres deep and 35 metres wide.

Located in Deua National Park, it is thought to have formed about 50 million years ago when the roof of a cave collapsed.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

He once rescued a lyrebird he thought was trapped down the hole, using a canvas bag and a net, but has since seen lyrebirds "hop and flitter" up the edges of the hole, where they evidently enjoy living.

So, in other words, he once annoyed a lyrebird

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Yes, it's amusing to think of him going to what have been a fair effort to catch a lyrebird all to find it probably went straight back down the hole after it'd been lugged up to the top.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It is indeed a surprisingly big hole, worth the short walk if you're in the area with some time for sightseeing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I was in Deua a few years ago as part of 4x4 convoy and had no idea this hole existed, so annoyed, unlikely to get down there again for years.