The Banning of Climbing Uluru (Ayers Rock) - thoughts on this article?

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Originally Posted by Arch

Or boringly obvious names like Deep Creek, Big Hole or Snowy Mtns.

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Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory - yes we should be more imaginative.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Not always sucking up. Captain John Stokes, of HMS Beagle, named the Flinders River in honour of one Matthew Flinders.[biggrin]

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Store that morsel of wisdom away for trivia night. Are you taking notes, Pedro?

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Not always sucking up. Captain John Stokes, of HMS Beagle, named the Flinders River in honour of one Matthew Flinders.[biggrin]

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Aaaah Mathew Flinders a great explorer and man, named our country Australia, but he has another feather in his cap.

Explorer Captain Matthew Flinders first used the word Australians in reference to Yolngu people in Top End

Logan is named after Captain Logan, who was a well-known persecutor of the local Aborigines.
Can anyone spell the name of our highest mountain?

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Logan is named after Captain Logan, who was a well-known persecutor of the local Aborigines.
Can anyone spell the name of our highest mountain?

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Polish I believe? Kosciuszko.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Logan is named after Captain Logan, who was a well-known persecutor of the local Aborigines.
Can anyone spell the name of our highest mountain?

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Bartle Frere. [bigwhistle]

Simple to spell........Big Ben is the highest mountain in Australia, put that in your trivia Ian

And I reckon none of us landlubbers have ever seen Big Ben , perhaps Navy Diver?

Simple to spell........Big Ben is the highest mountain in Australia, put that in your trivia Ian

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Originally Posted by Hogarthde

Simple to spell........Big Ben is the highest mountain in Australia,

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Nope - wrong - Mount McClintock is the highest.

Mawson Peak