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Even though Innaloo can be a humorous name for a town it is probably a bit better than Njookenbooroo which it was originally called until 1927. Mount Blowhard Mount Mistake Mount Surprise and the bluntly named Ugly CreekPerhaps their funniest name claim is at Yorkeys Knob.
The town was later named after the property.
Funny town names in nsw. A small locality in the northern district of NSW Come by Chance actually has a funny story behind its name. In 1862 George and William Colless purchased a sheep station and named it Come by Chance to depict their surprise at being able to make this purchase in this particular area. The town was later named after the property.
Mount Blowhard Mount Mistake Mount Surprise and the bluntly named Ugly CreekPerhaps their funniest name claim is at Yorkeys Knob. Named after a Yorkshire born fisherman who built a homestead on the headlands in the 1880s locals revel in telling visitors that Yorkeys Knob is bigger than Mobys Dick. 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.
The Daily Telegraph has compiled a list of 20 quirky and wacky rural towns in NSW where country folk drink to the colour of life. NSW is also home to such notable places as Burrumbuttock Delicate Nobby Tom Ugly Mount Great Groaner Flirtation Hill and Boozer Creek. Northern Territory The boxing crocodile in Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory.
Australian Lists Place Names. 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. Sounding like something a baby might wear Diapur in Victorias Wimmera region just beat Dunedoo in New South Wales on Scotts list as Australias oddest sounding place beginning with D. It is said that Diapur was named for the areas black swans.
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. Northern Territory also has the wonderfully named Humpty Doo as well as the not so attractive sounding Little Stinking Lagoon.
Why so many early settlers with weird last names decided to name towns after themselves nobody will ever know. This town has had to invest in additional signs throughout the years as it is often the target of thieves who think the name is funny. Sexmoan former name of Sasmuan Pampanga Philippines Shades of Death Road a road in Warren County New Jersey.
Shag Rocks four places with these names. Massachusetts South Georgia Tasmania Western Australia Shagnasty Island an island lying in Clowes Bay. Shit a name of 3 villages in Iran Shitterton Dorset England.
This Perth suburb is located in Western Australia and has a population of about 6000 people. Even though Innaloo can be a humorous name for a town it is probably a bit better than Njookenbooroo which it was originally called until 1927. Apparently they had to change it since no one could spell or say it correctly.
Come By Chance NSW. Meanwhile Queensland has Two Mile Knob Mount Blowhard Mount Breast Mount Mistake and the cheerfully blunt Ugly Creek. It can be funny how a name that sounds like a rather derogatory word is actually derived from a monastery.
A small town in Mongolia Mörön comes from Möröngiin Khuree monastery. The number of lamas residing here is indeed a pleasing surprise. Howd it get the name.
Banana has nothing to do with fruit and everything to do with cows. 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. In the Goulburn Valley 200km north of Melbourne is a tiny town with a great sense of humour.
A mural on a water tower welcomes visitors to the worlds smallest sheep station riffing on the towns name pronounced one ewe. Wunghnu MattinbgnWikimedia Commons. Sometimes politically incorrect always hilarious our country really is chockas with weird and funny place names.
The Marvellous Map of Actual Australian Place Names is a large wall map identifying and locating over 1000 of the funniest rudest and quirkiest Aussie towns streets mountains lakes and all manner of geographic features. 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. Top of page. List of all postcodes in New South Wales.