Re: Pronunciation of Station Names

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 00:23:39 GMT, G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff
Lambert) wrote:

>"Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
>
>>The Ballan - Wallan distinction comes from the fact that Wallan is half of
>>Wallan Wallan, hence the WOLLen emphasis.
>
>Yes, well some old local books talk about Ballan Ballan, so I don't
>know what you're to make of that.
>
>At the time of the construction of the gap in the Sunshine-Warrenheip
>link, the VR proposed construction of a line from Parwan, northwards
>to Coimadai.
>
>Pronounce Coimadai.
>

Kah-My-Dah


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Krel

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