WHAT'S IN A NAME, MATE?
A Sideways Glance at the Hidden Meaning of Aussie Place Names
A Sideways Glance at the Hidden Meaning of Aussie Place Names
There are many place names around the world that cry out to tell you their true meaning. Well, perhaps not their ridgey didge true meaning, but who has ever looked at the name Footscray and not felt that it probably also exists as an entry in a medical dictionary? Or Patchewollock, or Humpty Doo? Exactly.
This work attempts to do for (or to) Australian place names what Douglas Adams and John Lloyd did for Britain and the rest of the world, in The Meaning of Liff and The Deeper Meaning of Liff.
Words by Duncan Waldron, illustrations by Matt Davis.
This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence.
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See Why am I doing this? for something approaching a motive.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The word is ... on a t-shirt
Not content with just reading the word? Now you can wear it as well. Starting with Alyangula, there is a choice of style, size and colour, featuring the talents of Matt Davis in capturing the essence of the gangly teenager. See here for more.
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