Thread: Interesting Creek Names.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Over the weekend Saitch and I were discussing the naming of Mary Smokes Creek. Did she get sprung, did she make bacon, was it her surname?

I meant to tell you that I was on to that.

Reportedly named during early occupancy of Durundur Pastoral Run, because Mary ????? ( - ) wife of a shepherd on the Creek, smoked a pipe. Due to more accurate information available from topographic maps, the location co-ordinates were upgraded from 26°57'00" S 152°40'00" E on 13/02/2013.

Originally Posted by scarry

I often take the dog for a run down at Scrubby ck,which is not far from here.
Oh,and a very original name..

Is that the same Scrubby Creek that Chad Morgan took his nickname from???

There are too many 6 mile (your number of miles ) creek. They should set a quota for this and then set about renaming the rest. Neville Bonner suggested this many years ago, still think it was a good idea

Hospital Creek, an ironic name for a site where 400 Indigenous people were massacred by white settlers....

Brewarrina Shire Council

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Gav 110

Is that the same Scrubby Creek that Chad Morgan took his nickname from???

Lordy! That bought back some painful (to my ears) memories...

Originally Posted by Homestar

Lordy! That bought back some painful (to my ears) memories...

Painful??


A bit of Aussie culture Gav

I used to have to listen to it when I was a boy

Now my boys have to listen to it on the odd occasion

They seem to like it in moderation