Big Lizzie

Big Lizzie in Red Cliffs, Victoria

Big Lizzie was the brainchild of Mr Frank Bottrill, who aided by the foundry of A.H. McDonald of Richmond, commenced making the machine in 1914 and completed it in 1915. The machine with 2 wagons, each 30 foot length, set out from Melbourne in 1916 intending to cart wool from outback stations in the Broken … Read more