Funny Place Names Register
During my travels around Australia, I have noted many places with unusual or funny names. The following is just the beginning of what I hope will be an extensive listing of funny place names in Australia.
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Name |
Location |
Comment |
Titwobble Lane | Near Wedderburn Map link |
If you drive along it, the reason for its name becomes obvious.. |
Merrywinebone | Between Pokataroo and Rowena on the road between Collarenebri and Burren Junction | Nothing much to see there, most of the area is absorbed into one huge cotton plantation. Roads go every which way and getting lost is really easy. Black soil that promises lots of problems if it rains. (thanks to Ray Bell) |
Upotipotpon | Between Euroa and the Murray River | Always given as a turn point in Navigation exercises in the Air Training Corps in the '50s. I went there and it's just an intersection. (thanks to Andrew Nielsen) |
Nowhere Else | Northern Tasmania | Legend says that the original maker of the road ran it past his house to his hayshed. When people stopped at the house asking where the road went, the reply was...... (thanks to Pottsy) |
Tittybong |
Victorian Mallee, South of Swan Hill |
John Pryce once said that Tittybong was an aboriginal word, meaning 'Independent Front Suspension'.... (thanks to Geoff Schmidt) |
Stinky Poo Tank |
23deg 13.8m-135deg 32.5m |
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Lake Muck |
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Nangerybone |
Near Condobolin |
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Billybingbone |
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Mooning |
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Mount Puffandwheeze |
Near Burdekin Dam Qld |
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Wonglepong |
Near Canungra Qld |