Statue News
Odd Spot
Wednesday January 7, 2009
Indian cricket captain M.S.Dhoni is to be worshipped as a god after fans announced they're building a temple to him in his home town, Ranchi, replete with relief carvings and a white marble statue. Dhoni has his doubts: "I love my fans, but this is actually a little over the top."A Much-loved Icon
Wednesday October 22, 2008
THE Black Boy statue in High Street has long been a symbol of Maitland.Heir Apparent To Bronzed Beauty
Sunday September 7, 2008
Weekend Hussler's brilliant win was put in context with the unveiling of a statue, writes Stephen Howell.Chinese Hero Hopes His Plinth Will Come
Tuesday August 5, 2008
A STATUE of a Chinese revolutionary hero planned for Melbourne's Chinatown has come under fire from some councillors, who say the founder of the Kuomintang nationalist party does not belong in the city's public space.Brock Statue Raises Hackles
Sunday May 4, 2008
1 No smoke without ireRace Ace Brock Defies Statue Of Limitations
Sunday May 4, 2008
A MARLBORO logo will appear on a life-size memorial bronze sculpture of Peter Brock astride one of his favourite cars.The Tall Poppy Who Couldn't Be Cut Down To Size
Sunday September 9, 2007
"NOBODY roots for Goliath." So said the great American basketballer Wilt Chamberlain 40 years ago, and it is a line that should resonate with Brad Ottens, Geelong's 202-centimetre, 108-kilogram Easter Island statue.My Space - Geshe Doga
Saturday August 18, 2007
Inside the sprawling East Brighton property that is home to the Tara Institute, Buddhist monks conduct weekly meditation sessions for a growing number of Melburnians. In the gompa, or meditation hall, a wall of stained-glass windows is a reminder of when Catholic nuns taught and cared for disabled children here. On the other side of the room, a richly decorated altar is dominated by a large golden statue of Buddha Sakyamuni. Geshe Doga, who entered the monastery in his Tibetan village at the age ...Statue's Had A Ball
Saturday June 2, 2007
LUKE Davico admits the first week in the rest of his life has been far from strenuous.Tj's Back On His Patch And In The Best Of Form
Thursday April 5, 2007
'WHAT did you think of the statue?" Despite being off the hotline for years now, his voice still had the same, distinctive twang. Neither voice training with the heavenly choir nor the company of angels has taken anything away from the delivery of T.J. Smith.Racing Great Immortalised
Wednesday April 4, 2007
PUNTERS heading into Randwick through the infield car park will be greeted by a bronze statue of Hall Of Fame trainer Tommy Smith during the Easter Carnival.Every Inch The Candidate: Gore Warms To His Theme
Friday March 23, 2007
AL GORE did not bring his Academy Award statue to Capitol Hill, but his appearance before Congress to warn that time was running out to avert a global catastrophe drew the sort of crowds that Hollywood celebrities would kill for.Adventures Through The Centuries
Sunday February 25, 2007
Asturias has beautiful cities, magnificent mountains ... and a statue of Woody Allen, writes Christina Pfeiffer.Bronzed Lillee To Oversee Warne Bid
Sunday December 17, 2006
A STATUE of Dennis Lillee will be unveiled during the Boxing Day Test at the MCG as Cricket Australia sweats on Shane Warne reaching the 700-wicket milestone in his home town.Fresh Outlook For A Not-so-old Digger
Friday November 10, 2006
AGE has wearied the soldier standing guard at the western end of the Anzac Bridge. For the first time since it was erected in 2000 the bronze statue has been cleaned in a week-long process in preparation for a Remembrance Day ceremony tomorrow.Hobart Burns In Worst Ever Conditions
Friday October 13, 2006
TEEGAN Speakman wandered around the burnt yard of the family home, past the toppled garden statue, and towards the shell of the tractor shed.Was She Really A Pushover?
Sunday August 13, 2006
IN Edinburgh Gardens, in the middle of a wide circular garden bed, stands a white stone pedestal with nothing at its peak. The pedestal is big, easily two metres tall and at least 1.5 metres square at its base: whatever it was designed to support must have been huge. But now, without its statue, the pedestal looks naked. It stands amid avenues of elm trees that, at this time of year, look equally apocalyptical and denuded. The garden bed from which the pedestal rises is barren of plants but for a ...Legs Of Legend Rose Still Impress
Saturday August 12, 2006
"I ALWAYS said he had the best legs in the league," said an emotional Elsie Rose yesterday as the cloth fell from the bronze statue of her late husband, Collingwood legend Bob Rose.Dogs Plan To Do Something Special For Their 'granty'
Sunday August 6, 2006
THERE is a statue of the great E.J. Whitten at the entrance to the ground that bears his name, while the outer wing at Footscray was dubbed "the Doug Hawkins Wing" in the course of Dougie's 329 games for the Bulldogs.Peter, Peter, The Word Eater
Tuesday August 1, 2006
SOME of Peter Costello's sympathisers have complained in recent months that the Treasurer was sick of being a plinth, a mere platform to support the statue of the great leader, John Howard.