monkeysarefun Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Two Mile Creek, followed shortly by Five Mile Creek etc. James Cook started it all. When he ran out of prosaic names like Point Danger and Mount Warning (they go together) he opened his book of common prayer and came up with examples like the Whitsunday Islands (depending on the day). Though I guess there was at least a bit of variety. That all changed in 1809 when Governor Lachlan Macquarie arrived and started naming things: At the time of his governorship or shortly thereafter: Macquarie Island between Tasmania and Antarctica the subsequent tectonic plate Macquarie Ridge and junction which align northwards from the island are also named after Macquarie. Lake Macquarie on the coast of New South Wales between Sydney and Newcastle renamed after Macquarie in 1826 Macquarie River a significant inland river in New South Wales which passes Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo and Warren before entering the Macquarie Marshes and the Barwon River Mount Macquarie, highest point in the Blayney Shire at 1100 metres above sea level. For a time it was named Mount Lachlan Lachlan River, another significant river in New South Wales Port Macquarie, a city at the mouth of the Hastings River on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales Macquarie Pass, a route traversing the escarpment between the Illawarra district and the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales Macquarie Rivulet, a river 23 kilometres long which rises near Robertson, New South Wales and drains into Lake Illawarra Around Sydney: Macquarie Culvert in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Macquarie Street, one of the principal streets of downtown Sydney, home of the New South Wales Parliament Macquarie Place, a small park in the Sydney CBD Macquarie Lighthouse, Australia's first and longest operating navigational light The former Fort Macquarie on Bennelong Point Macquarie Fields, now a suburb of Sydney but named by surveyor Evans after the governor[50] In Tasmania: Macquarie Street, one of the principal streets of Hobart Macquarie Street, one of the principal streets of the historic town of Evandale, a town he founded in 1811 Macquarie Harbour, on the west coast Macquarie River In New South Wales, Macquarie Hill, formerly known as Mount Macquarie, in Wingecarribee Shire, Southern Highlands, New South Wales Macquarie Pier, built in 1818 on the Hunter River for the port of Newcastle, a breakwater linking Coal Island, now known as Nobby's Head, to the mainland at South Head (now Fort Scratchley) The Macquarie Arms Hotel at Windsor, New South Wales built in 1815. It ceased operating in 1840, but reopened in 1874 and has been used continuously as a hotel ever since. Windsor also contains a Macquarie Street. Lachlan Macquarie Ward, Parramatta, New South Wales Many years after his governorship: Macquarie Park and Macquarie Links, suburbs of Sydney. Macquarie Shopping Centre, North Ryde Macquarie, a suburb of Canberra, Australia Lachlan Street, Macquarie, Canberra, Australia Division of Macquarie, one of the first 75 Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives created for the Australian Parliament in 1901. Institutions named after Macquarie: Macquarie Hospital, Sydney Macquarie University, Sydney 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I think I'm beginning to see the faintest glimmer of the start of a pattern, there, Monkeysarefun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 18, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) I think I'm beginning to see the faintest glimmer of the start of a pattern, there, Monkeysarefun! Yes, the world has Sydney at the centre! Edited September 18, 2017 by kevinlms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 What, no Point Blank? That's Gross(e) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Though I guess there was at least a bit of variety. That all changed in 1809 when Governor Lachlan Macquarie arrived and started naming things: At the time of his governorship or shortly thereafter: Macquarie Island between Tasmania and Antarctica the subsequent tectonic plate Macquarie Ridge and junction which align northwards from the island are also named after Macquarie. Lake Macquarie on the coast of New South Wales between Sydney and Newcastle renamed after Macquarie in 1826 Macquarie River a significant inland river in New South Wales which passes Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo and Warren before entering the Macquarie Marshes and the Barwon River Mount Macquarie, highest point in the Blayney Shire at 1100 metres above sea level. For a time it was named Mount Lachlan Lachlan River, another significant river in New South Wales Port Macquarie, a city at the mouth of the Hastings River on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales Macquarie Pass, a route traversing the escarpment between the Illawarra district and the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales Macquarie Rivulet, a river 23 kilometres long which rises near Robertson, New South Wales and drains into Lake Illawarra Around Sydney: Macquarie Culvert in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Macquarie Street, one of the principal streets of downtown Sydney, home of the New South Wales Parliament Macquarie Place, a small park in the Sydney CBD Macquarie Lighthouse, Australia's first and longest operating navigational light The former Fort Macquarie on Bennelong Point Macquarie Fields, now a suburb of Sydney but named by surveyor Evans after the governor[50] In Tasmania: Macquarie Street, one of the principal streets of Hobart Macquarie Street, one of the principal streets of the historic town of Evandale, a town he founded in 1811 Macquarie Harbour, on the west coast Macquarie River In New South Wales, Macquarie Hill, formerly known as Mount Macquarie, in Wingecarribee Shire, Southern Highlands, New South Wales Macquarie Pier, built in 1818 on the Hunter River for the port of Newcastle, a breakwater linking Coal Island, now known as Nobby's Head, to the mainland at South Head (now Fort Scratchley) The Macquarie Arms Hotel at Windsor, New South Wales built in 1815. It ceased operating in 1840, but reopened in 1874 and has been used continuously as a hotel ever since. Windsor also contains a Macquarie Street. Lachlan Macquarie Ward, Parramatta, New South Wales Many years after his governorship: Macquarie Park and Macquarie Links, suburbs of Sydney. Macquarie Shopping Centre, North Ryde Macquarie, a suburb of Canberra, Australia Lachlan Street, Macquarie, Canberra, Australia Division of Macquarie, one of the first 75 Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives created for the Australian Parliament in 1901. Institutions named after Macquarie: Macquarie Hospital, Sydney Macquarie University, Sydney This Macquarie bloke. Invented Australia did he - or was that God ? Some wise guy in my family centuries ago named any bump or hill after me - Dunstable Downs - North Downs - South Downs - Sussex Downs - Berkshire Downs and loads, loads more. Mum later added the 'e' cos she was flash. Wouldn't have it any other way. Natch. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Can't remember if this has been posted before, but as we're combining Aussie comedians and dangerous wildlife, here's one of my favourites. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 This Macquarie bloke. Invented Australia did he - or was that God ?.... There's also the Macquarie Bank, I think. It's been in the news recently, for being involved in a slightly dodgy deal where it was able to effectively offload debt - £2bn of it - onto Thames Water and then walk away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) This Macquarie bloke. Invented Australia did he - or was that God ? Some wise guy in my family centuries ago named any bump or hill after me - Dunstable Downs - North Downs - South Downs - Sussex Downs - Berkshire Downs and loads, loads more. Mum later added the 'e' cos she was flash. Wouldn't have it any other way. Natch. Allan. Just as down here, Windsor Downs is named after you in honour of your service to windmills. Can you guess who I feel sorry for? Thats right - It is William Hovell. In 1824 Governor Brisbane, (who was named after the capital of Queensland) approached William Hovell and another explorer, Hamilton Hume, to organise an expedition south of Sydney to explore new grazing lands and to trace the flow paths of the western rivers. The official expedition fell through but these two blokes self-funded their own and opened up the southeast of Australia, and had lots of adventures and wizard japes. As a recognition of their feats we got the Hume Highway, the Hume Reservoir, the Hume dam, the Canberra suburb of Hume, the electorate of Hume, the Melbourne city of Hume All Hovell got named after him is crap houses. I've posted this elsewhere here, but because it is magpie season and the warning signs are out where I work (though the resident magpie only attacks the RAAF personnel who are wearing the blue camo tops) Here is another reason to fear coming to Australia, at least in spring - the dive-bombing magpie protecting its nest.. Edited September 19, 2017 by monkeysarefun 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I used to hate Brisbane. We used to go there on container ships and at the right time of year the harbour filled with jelly fish so that for the duration of a port stay the engineers were on constant duty swapping sea water strainers to empty all the jelly fish that clogged the things up. Just as you re-instated one the other in service one would be showing high dp and needed opening up. Fremantle on the other hand was fantastic, and I loved Adelaide and Sydney. The one that gets a bad rap but which I liked was Melbourne, it lacks the photogenic appeal of Sydney but if you put the stunning panorama of Sydney harbour to one side I preferred Melbourne. ME too, and I live in Sydney. My pick would be Hobart, probably because Chinese property developers haven't discovered it yet. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 ....My pick would be Hobart, probably because Chinese property developers haven't discovered it yet. Give it time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) My partner who is like a detective - Sherlock Holmes or the lady from Murder She Wrote when it comes to tracing family trees - has for the last week or so been following my fathers line. She's found out lots of stuff so far but the most interesting bit for me being a bloke was finding out that my fathers fathers father (not sure what that makes him to me, I'm useless at this family tree stuff!) served with the British heavy guns at the battle of Polygon Wood, - which just so happens to have its 100th anniversary next week - Sept 26th. - The allied force was made up of 7 British divisions and 2 Australian divisions so , I just thought that in light of that then here is a fitting place to mention this - ,especially given that the anniversary is next week. The British band The Tiger Lilies released an album putting many of those tragic WW! poems of Wilfred Owen and so on to music. This is a well known poem, but this rendition gives it a new life I think - I have to admit I'd never really heard what it was saying until I heard this . Please give it a go, . Lest We Forget. Edited September 19, 2017 by monkeysarefun 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 19, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2017 Just as down here, Windsor Downs is named after you in honour of your service to windmills. Can you guess who I feel sorry for? Thats right - It is William Hovell. In 1824 Governor Brisbane, (who was named after the capital of Queensland) approached William Hovell and another explorer, Hamilton Hume, to organise an expedition south of Sydney to explore new grazing lands and to trace the flows paths of the western rivers. The official expedition fell through but these two blokes self-funded their own and opened up the southeast of Australia, and had lots of adventures and wizard japes. As a recognition of their feats we got the Hume Highway, the Hume Reservoir, the Hume dam, the Canberra suburb of Hume, the electorate of Hume, the Melbourne city of Hume All Hovell got named after him is crap houses. I've posted this elsewhere here, but because it is magpie season and the warning signs are out where I work (though the resident magpie only attacks the RAAF personnel who are wearing the blue camo tops) Here is another reason to fear coming to Australia, at least in spring - the dive-bombing magpie protecting its nest.. Bloody Collingwood fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Bloody Collingwood fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 20, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2017 Sweaty money ban? http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-liquor-store-bans-customers-paying-with-sweaty-money-20170920-gyl99g.html 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Sweaty money ban? I guess that's one off-licence I won't be visiting, then. In the past, I have resorted to hiding money inside my shoes in high crime areas such as Rome, rather than risk being pickpocketed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 20, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2017 More yucky stuff http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mysterious-flesheating-ulcer-at-epidemic-levels-in-mornington-peninsula-20170920-gyl2kf.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted September 20, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2017 I guess that's one off-licence I won't be visiting, then. In the past, I have resorted to hiding money inside my shoes in high crime areas such as Rome, rather than risk being pickpocketed. I suppose its understandable in Rome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Can't allow this amazing thread to slip off the front page never to be seen again so I've brought it back to the top again - where it belongs. So, come on guys, more goings on from down under ! Allan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 More yucky stuff http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mysterious-flesheating-ulcer-at-epidemic-levels-in-mornington-peninsula-20170920-gyl2kf.html Wow, that's right up there with necrotising fasciitis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Speaking of bugs in the water - Being Australia where theres always SOMEONE who will still want a swim anyway, its nice to see that the sign has some handy tips.. Edited September 22, 2017 by monkeysarefun 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 "Contains the amoebic responsible ..."?? Or do they mean amoeba? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 "Contains the amoebic responsible ..."?? Or do they mean amoeba? Maybe it should be amoebae even! You have to keep them out your nose because otherwise they travel up it and attack ya brain! Here's an Australian fun-fact: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Lovely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Maybe it should be amoebae even! You have to keep them out your nose because otherwise they travel up it and attack ya brain! Here's an Australian fun-fact: snakelist.jpg Correct on amoebae - I meant to type the plural but missed the 'e'! As for the poisonous snakes list, we scored 21 out of 25 there, so does that mean we passed the test? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Never met any of those snakes ..... and never intend too...I really don't like snakes.... but spiders I really don't mind. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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