Re: Pronunciation of Station Names

[G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff Lambert)]

"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.

Geoff Lambert