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Going down a rabbit-hole

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382316) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Sep 23

I mentioned Melbourne to Jeff (@moffittjc) then added ‘our’ Melbourne, meaning the capital of Victoria, Australia, as opposed to Melbourne, FloridaThan. So then I wondered if both cities got their names in the same way. Thanks...

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Grass Valley but which one?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382316) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Aug 23

If the photo loads, it’s of one tiny section of the Christmas shop we visited. I wanted to do some washing a few days ago but the weather is looking very iffy. So I googled the weather for Grass Valley and came up with some very...

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Needilup, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382316) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jan 18

Some of you are intrigued by the names of some of our towns in Western Australia. I know Yabberup is one that causes some raised eyebrows even within our own state. There are a number of our towns that end in ‘up’ which we were...

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How Could I Not Know That?

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 20 Apr 16

Isn't it amazing how some things pass you by? The other day on the TV someone mentioned Connecticut, and I thought that they had pronounced it incorrectly. I looked it up and was surprised to discover that the second 'c' is...

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Place Name Coincidences

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 23 Jul 08

Are there any Coincidences in Place Names where You or Your Families Have lived or are Living? Here's Mine...My Grandparents Lived on a Street called Ashburn park.My Brother Who Emigrated to Virginia,USA,Now lives in a Town called...

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