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On the 19th of February 2013, on a custom built motorcycle Paul Carter achieved a top speed of 98.2 mph (158.04 kph).

The successful ...

The World's Longest Golf Course - The Nullarb... (22/10/2009)

The Nullarbor Links concept is unique. The 18-hole par 72 golf course spans 1,365 kilometres with one hole in each participating town or roa...

First to Circumnavigate Australia on a Biodie... (09/2009)

In September 2009, Paul Carter successfully rode a continuous distance of 16,000 kilometres over a period of three months in a custom built ...

Tallest Residential Building to the Roof - Eu... (11/10/2006)

Eureka Tower is a 297.3-metre (975 ft) skyscraper located in the Southbank, Melbourne. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior co...

Fastest Lifts in the Southern Hemisphere - Eu... (11/10/2006)

The lifts at the Eureka Tower Southbank, Melbourne are the fastest in the Southern Hemisphere and travel at more than 9 metres per second.

Tallest Residential Building to the Spire - Q... (28/06/2002)

At 322.5 m (1,058 ft) and with a roof height of 275 m (902 ft), Q1 qualifies as Australia's tallest all-residential building when measured t...

Flying an Aeroplane, Taking Off and Landing o... (1994)

Raymond, with a history of performing stunt/dare devil tactics in his aeroplane, commencing Easter 1994 and concluding in the year 2000, at ...

The Longest Straightest Section of Tarred Roa... (19/12/1941)

The Eyre Highway, which connects Norseman in Western Australia to Port Augusta, was carved across the continent in 1941. At first it was lit...

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