Thursday, 1 November 2007

Thursday Thirteen #6



Thirteen Unusual & Silly Aussie Place Names


  1. Banana , Qld
  2. Blackbutt, NSW & Qld
  3. Cape Disappointment
  4. Cockburn SA
  5. Dicky Beach Qld
  6. Dunedoo, New South Wales
  7. Eggs & Bacon Bay, Tas
  8. Fannie Bay in Darwin, NT
  9. Fiddletown NSW
  10. Mount Mee, Queensland
  11. Poowong, Vic
  12. Rooty Hill NSW
  13. Watanobbi, New South Wales




17 comments :

Anonymous said...

Some of those are really funny.. Dicky Beach, for example. BIG LOL!!

Anonymous said...

Funny names indeed! #2 and #5 cracked me up :)

Happy Thursday!

Anonymous said...

Blackbutt and Cockburn...

Now you're just making things up! *wink*

Happy TT :)

~X

jenn said...

Cape Disappointment?
Cockburn?
Those are great!
Happy TT!

Amanda said...

Funny list!
I remember visiting Tasmania and couldn't stop laughing about these two: Bust-Me-Gall Hill and Break-Me-Neck Hill.

Cynthia said...

Oh those are so funny, great list!

Anonymous said...

Funny! I want to go to Watanobbi just cuz it's fun to say it...

Lori said...

LMAO...egg & bacon bay?? Now thats funny. It makes you wonder what people were thinking. Happy TT and thanks for not only stopping by but giving me a kudos and heads up on being the featured TT this week:)Give those beautiful babies a kiss and hug from me.

pussreboots said...

I've actually been to Eggs and Bacon Bay. Happy TT.

Carina said...

Sounds like a fun place to visit! We've got some real crazy names here, too. I'll have to do a list.

Joyismygoal said...

very odd indeed

Anonymous said...

It might be a bit flattering to live in #13!

imaginary binky said...

Do you get Cockburn at Dicky Beach? Ha! Sorry... I couldn't resist!

Veronica Foale said...

Eggs and Bacon Bay is an absolutely gorgeous place. Albeit with a silly name.

Great list :)

Anonymous said...

Unusual/funny names are great. Thanks for sharing.

Theresa said...

Great List :), you wonder what people were thinking. My favorite name was Eggs & Bacon Bay. Yum

Robin said...

Eggs and Bacon Bay, I love it.

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