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This fabulous list of names shows our town planners have a sense of humour. Students from Geelongs Sacred Heart College and the schools head of science Dr Adam Cole tracked down 27 Victorian streets with comical names such as Butt Street Fanny Street Wanke Road Beaver Street Willys Avenue and Grogan Court.
Students from Geelongs Sacred Heart College and the schools head of science Dr Adam Cole tracked down 27 Victorian streets with comical names such as Butt Street Fanny Street Wanke Road Beaver Street Willys Avenue and Grogan Court.
Funny street names melbourne. Melbourne street names with a funny twist. This fabulous list of names shows our town planners have a sense of humour. Who wouldnt want to live in a street named after a fictional superhero.
Although this city avenue was named after John Batman one of the first residents of Melbourne. Previously called Coorporation Lane a unanimous vote by Melbourne City Council in October 2004 changed the name as a tribute to the Australian rock band ACDC. Automobile Precinct Mill Park Many of the streets in Mill Park are named after car manufacturers including Bentley Way Benz Close Bugatti Court Buick Crescent and Honda Drive.
Are these Victorias funniest street names. SESAME Street Lois Lane and Fashion Parade. One things for sure Victorias town planners sure have a sense of humour.
These confusing names were put in place by town planner Alden B. Dow who was the son of Dow Chemical founder Herbert Henry. ACDC Lane Melbourne Australia - Formerly called Corporation Lane the generic name assigned to otherwise unnamed lanes in Melbourne it was renamed in 2004 as a tribute to Australian rock band ACDC.
They could not use the bands trademark lightning bolt or slash. STREET NAMES ABeckett Street William ABeckett - Chief Justice of Victoria 1852. Bourke Street Sir Richard Bourke Governor of New South Wales who named Melbourne.
Collins Street Lieutenant Colonel David Collins Elizabeth Street The wife of Governor Bourke although there is a difference of opinion. It was stated in a Melbourne publication that it was a compliment paid by Sir Richard Bourke. Road names and street numbers.
City of Melbourne is responsible for creating or changing the names of roads and streets and for allocating numbers to properties within the municipality. 6 Mile Creek Rd. Little La Trobe Street.
Interesting street names in NYC have quite the fascinating backstories. Here are the histories of some of the citys most iconic locations. Sep 4 2012 - Dive into this really funny road signs collection.
Here you will be entertained with lots of humorous traffic signs and funny street names. Some other strange street-names from Melbourne havent scanned the rest of my directory collection yet. The Enclave Frankston South The Bullock Track Melton West.
17 Moriarty Street Banana. Or you could cosy up in Snug in this three-bedroom home in the south of Tasmania. 7 Snow Gum Drive in Snug Tasmania is for sale for 465000-plus.
35 Hilarious Town Names Across the US. Youve surely heard the phrase When Hell freezes over. Well thats not such a far-fetched proposition if youre from the town in Michigan actually named Hell.
ZigZag Oregon got its name from a. But if you could save up to 140000 compared to the median-priced Melbourne property you might change your mind. Thats according to a study by high school girls from Sacred Heart College SHC in Geelong which identified 27 streets in Victoria with funny names including the aforementioned Butt Street.
There were far too many one-off streets to name each individually but these ones are hard to forget. Not the ideal street to live on especially if youre a vegetarian. Abattoir Street in Alfredton Victoria runs past one of the states main abattoirs and meat-freezing works.
Students from Geelongs Sacred Heart College and the schools head of science Dr Adam Cole tracked down 27 Victorian streets with comical names such as Butt Street Fanny Street Wanke Road Beaver Street Willys Avenue and Grogan Court.