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Queensland becomes the second hottest destination for startups in the country. Broken Hill NSW.
Banana died in the 1860s but theres a life-size statue of him beside the Dawson Highway in town.
Funny australian town names nsw. A list of some of the bizarre unusual and funny Australian city and place names. QLD - Google Map. Located south of Rockhampton its well known for its beef cattle but no bananas as far as the eye can see.
NSW - Google Map. I bet no one forgets to. Silverton far west Silverton is home to the Mad Max Museum.
Silverton has been the backdrop of many films. Disused stone church at Silverton the tiny NSW township near Broken Hill. Glory Hole Cave is among the Yarrangobilly Caves near the Snowy Mountains and despite its funny name known for the beauty of its limestone interior.
Every location on the Marvellous Map of Actual Australian Place Names is 100 real and guaranteed to cause bouts of childish giggling. From Lovely Bottom Tas to Bullshit Hill SA from Pisspot Creek Tas to Titwobble Lane Vic via Pimple Qld Pensioners Bush Tas and Peculiar Knob SA Australia really has some world-class place names. Gun-duh-windy Three hours drive inland from Brisbane along the NSW-Queensland border lies a classic country town of 6000 residents whose name literally means duck poo in the local Aboriginal language.
Goondiwindi Aussie mobsFlickr. One of my readers for example lives in a place called Wagga Wagga which is in New South Wales. For the record thats nowhere near Woolloomooloo which is just above Wollongong in the same state.
Bong Bong is also in NSW but you should not get it confused with Boing Boing in NT. Most commonly used by Australian men while referring to their wives. Used by people in a relationship.
The trouble and strife. Simply meaning ones wife. Aussies are good-natured people but they love teasing their friends.
The name-calling culture is specifically popular in Australia. These names are examples of reduplication a common theme in Australian toponymy especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as WiradjuriReduplication is often used as an intensifier such as Wagga Wagga many crows and Tilba Tilba many watersThe phenomenon has been the subject of interest in popular culture including the song by Australian folk singer Greg. A hilarious new map pinpoints 1000 of Australias funniest rudest and quirkiest towns locations and landmarks with names so outrageous its hard to believe they actually exist.
Frodo Court a funny street name in the Australian town of Coolum Beach inspired by LOTR. Geekie Lane one of the funniest street names from Perth Australia. UK mapmakers Strumpshaw Tincleton Giggleswick have already produced maps of the USA and Britains silliest names - Australias had a turn as well.
Formerly known as Bananas Gully the town and the surrounding Banana Shire was named in honour of a dun-coloured bullock called Banana prized by local stockmen for his ability to herd wild cattle into holding yards. Banana died in the 1860s but theres a life-size statue of him beside the Dawson Highway in town. Whats it really like.
HOBART capital of Tasmania was founded in 1804 as a penal colony It is Australias second oldest capital city after Sydney NSW. The city initially known as Hobart Town or Hobarton was named after Lord Hobart the Colonial Secretary. The Australian state with the weirdest place names.
Queensland becomes the second hottest destination for startups in the country. Queensland seems to be on a different wavelength with its rude and funny place names. The sunshine state is in no short supply of hilariously named creeks low mountains towns and well knobs.
As of 21 February 2019 the Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW which is maintained by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 265 places that are assigned or recorded as towns in New South Wales. Broken Hill NSW. Broken Hill is another outback mining town that has expanded into a thriving community since its establishment in 1885.
With more than 30 galleries Broken Hill boasts a strong artistic community with the Pro Hart Gallery and Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery housing some of the countrys most iconic artworks. Howd it get the name. The towns name originated from a sheep station called Barcaldine Downs named after the original owners property in Scotland.
Barcaldine is home to the Tree of Knowledge which came into its prime in 1891 when it played a role in the Great Shearers Strike leading to the birth of the Australian Labor Party.