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Subject: Re: ODD DESTINATIONS
From: John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:53:49 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Connect Direct Internet
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>

Barry Campbell wrote:

> * SNIP *
> >
> I always found Subiaco odd as it is Latin for "I lie down". But I don't
> know if that's what the original poster meant but Tonsley has me
> puzzled.
>
> Barry Campbell

Then there is "Ellam" in the Mallee, in Victoria.
When the townspeople were choosing a name, someone decided the place was a bit
"backward", hence the name.

John
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