Re: CityRail timetables needed

Wollongong Quokka (quokka@zipper.zip.com.au)
Sat, 1 Nov 1997 00:52:04 +1100

On 31 Oct 1997, Albert Alcoceba wrote:

> So now we have the amusing situation of CityRail calling the suburban
> lines to Cronulla and Waterfall "Illawarra Line" and the line beyond
> Waterfall to Bomaderry(Nowra) "South Coast Line". Funny because
> Illawarra means South Coast in aboriginal dialect.

Pretty stupid, yes. At any rate, Illawarra is taken to mean the area from
Stanwell Park to around Kiama by everyone who lives here.

Pedant that I am, I can't help pointing out that Illawarra is said to
mean "Where the mountains meet the sea".

> * RM 1.31 * Albert! alberta@zip.com.au http://www.zip.com.au/~alberta/

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