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SECOND-HAND bras and knickers will be knocked down to the highest bidders in the north Queensland town of Hughenden tonight.
The bras and panties, which adorn one wall in the Bra Bar in Hughenden's Grand Hotel have been donated over the past four years by female backpackers willing to part with their nearest and dearest.
The collection of skimpy undergarments, which includes G-strings and brassieres of Dolly Parton-esque dimensions, have become one of the town's leading tourist attractions, according to publicans Mick Coles and Marilyn Arnett.
The auction is just one of a number of zany events the publicans have organised to mark the closure of the 94-year-old Grand Hotel.
Ms Arnett said costly and time consuming fire safety regulations had forced them into making the tough decision to close the handsome bush pub.
Mr Coles and Ms Arnett who also own and operate the Great Western Hotel in Hughenden will focus their business attention on that establishment.
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