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Re: IT'S ACADEMIC - EASY ONE! -AND ANOTHER NOT-SO-EASY



Hawkesbury River was the one I was originally thinking of.
BTW, WHY do the railways INSIST on that name, when every other mortal soul
calls the place Brooklyn?

Krel wrote in message <36d717b0.2144408@news.netconnect.com.au>...
>
>>Question: Which station (in Australia) has been renamed the most times
>>(excluding adding and deleting hyphens and apostrophes and suchlike)?
>>
>IN NSW
>Five names (four renamings) -
>Haslem's Creek Cemetery-Necropolis-Mortuary Terminus-Mortuary General
>Cemetery-Cemetery Station No.1.
>
>Four names (five renamings)
>Loftus-National Park-Loftus-National Park-The NationalPark-The Royal
>National Park.
>
>Four Names (four renamings)
>Peat's Ferry-Brooklyn-Hawkesbury River-Hawkesbury-Hawkesbury River.
>
>Four Names (three renamings)
>Newcastle-Honeysuckle-Honeysuckle Point-Civic.
>Ilford-Mornington-Carwell-Clandulla.
>Picton Lagoons Tank-Lagoons-Picton Lakes-Coridjah.
>Cramsville-Para Meadow-Balgownie-Fairy Meadow.
>Bogamildie-Weeta-Weetah-Marambir.
>Watertank-Wascoe's Siding-Brookdale-Glenbrook.
>
>Three names (three renamings)
>North Kiama-Kiama-North Kiama-Bombo.
>Rosehill Junction-Clyde-Clyde Junction-Clyde.
>Perth-Apsley-Perth-Perthville.
>
>Two names (five renamings)
>Jennings-Wallan Garra-Jennings-Wallan Garra-Jennings-Wallan Garra.
>
>Two names (three renamings)
>Tuggerah Lakes-Tuggerah-Tuggerah Lakes-Tuggerah.
>
>Cheers
>
>Krel
>
>Just another eccentric crank.