How this 1.8 tonne bell divided a town

By Emily Baker
Updated July 16 2018 - 3:07pm, first published July 14 2018 - 5:00pm

Once suggested, it seemed an obvious idea. Nimmitabel, located on a stretch of road shared by the Snowy Mountains and Monaro highways about two hours from Canberra, was trying to reinvent itself as a tourist haunt. Over the decades it had fallen victim to the near-death of the timber industry, a downturn in the premier wool trade, a long-term drought and the closure of its train line.

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