Kerry thank you I will do this in a few minutes, I'm just plotting the trip back and getting history on the various towns and areas.. Thank you. D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Bennett" <kben1679@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Meaning of town names > Hello Denise, > > I have a book called " Place Nmaes of Australia: By A.W.Reed, if you send > me > the list of names, will try and send you the meanings if they are in the > book. > > Kerry in Cranbourne, > kben1679@bigpond.net.au > > -------Original Message------- > > From: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Date: 11/04/04 21:42:33 > To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HC] Meaning of town names > > Next year I am playing 'tour guide in a small way to a small group of > Americans. They will be coming to Beechworth in March - no worries with > this > town - but I would like some assistance as to how towns got their names. > e.g. > Yackandandah > Stanley > Albury > Wodonga > Wagga Wagga > Wangaratta > Chiltern > > and so forth into NSW and up to Qld where I'll be driving these Americans > with help of my family. These I can source by other means as they are out > of > the area of this list. > > I guess I"m going to try to explain to my guests as I go, the meaning of > towns, and a little history behind each area. Got to fill up two days > driving with something. > > Anyway help me please? > > Denise > >