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Re: Pronunciation of Station Names



John McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au> wrote in article
<6a4hca$1co_004@melbpc.org.au>...
> In article <121161941$Eddie.Oliver@efs.mq.edu.au>,
Eddie.Oliver@efs.mq.edu.au (Eddie Oliver) wrote:
> >
> >Question from me: where is the stress in "Warracknabeal?"
> 
> I cannot regard myself as a authority on Victorian place names, but I
have 
> only heard it as War-Rack-na-beal with the stress on the second syllable.
I 
> could be very wrong, however.
> 
> John McCallum
> 

I can answer this one with confidence - its WARRack-naBEAL.

Since i'm posting here again - how about these:-

Beulah  --     BYOO-lah
Arapiles  --   a-RAP-a-LEES
Gerogery  -   Jer-RODJ-ery
Cohuna    -    ker-HOON-a
Boort       -    bought
Cowwarr   -    Cow-wah  (Double w!)
Darebin    -    DARRA-bin
Piangil     -     pie-angle
Pimpinio  -     pim-pin-EYE-oh
Carpolac  -     CAR-pol-AC
Breadalbane - Br'd-AL-b'n
Inveralochy  -  Inver-AL-oky
The Rock  -    As you would think - but I've heard Therock!
Tarago      -    TARR-ago  (not like the Toyota van)
Ungarie     -    un-GARE-y
Urana        -    you-RANNA
Corowa     -    CORR-owa
Dunedoo   -    DUNNY-DOO

Now some more obscure ones I don't know

Carlsruhe
Moutajup
Pier Millan
Perekerten
Girgarre
Merrygoen
Merrywinebone
Pokataroo
Weismantels