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Re: ODD DESTINATIONS
- Subject: Re: ODD DESTINATIONS
- From: "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>
- Date: 2 Jul 1999 03:11:56 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Rail News Victoria
- References: <Z%Da3.12489$PN5.32873@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <376f04e2@nexus.comcen.com.au> <376F0FA5.B152824C@efs.mq.edu.au> <376F1824.9F919AFD@qimr.edu.au> <37703E2D.97541BE0@cdi.com.au> <37703FAA.13BD914B@qimr.edu.au> <3770A369.D394FFBF@melbpc.org.au> <81fc3.15055$PN5.38918@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <7qfe3.18155$PN5.46537@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <377b6c7b.2060428@news.pipeline.com.au>
AFAIK The hut was the holiday retreat for Dr Bullock (from Sydney); the
name is derived from him.
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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor
Frank Jones <fjones@pipeline.com.au> wrote in article
> On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:41:07 +1000, "Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron
> BEST)" <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote:
> >I think nobody's mentioned "Bullocks Flat", "Blue Cow" and "Perisher"
(the
> >latter must cause some amusement amongst ex-Poms, although it does tend
to
> >get "perishing cold" at Perisher!) Anybody know the etymology of these
two?
> Near Bullocks Flat just before the Thredbo River bridge there is a
> picnic ground in which stands a small hut. Some tourist info there
> gives the history of the area, and I think the name 'Bullock' is
> associated with one of the earlier landowners in the area - perhaps
> his name *was* Bullock or else he was the one who coined the name.