Nobody up to now has provided, or made up (do, please, Col8 loves a neologism) a great collective noun for cities (Col8, Friday), however Steve Hulbert of West Kempsey makes a special level. He just lately learn an article that described Merriwa within the Hunter Valley as a “distant city”. This has left him questioning concerning the definition of a “distant city” if anybody will help.
Coll 8, after all, regarded up Merriwa, which doesn’t appear that distant, it’s not Kiwirrkurra in WA. Merriwa’s not removed from Scone and Col8 recommends trying it up only for the painted silos.
Concerning Wauchope (Col8 Monday), John Simpson of Vibrant (Vic) notes that Wauchope within the Northern Territory was initially pronounced “Stroll-op”, however has currently taken on the NSW “Warfare-hope” pronunciation.
In the meantime, extra information of the hamlet of Oio (Col8, just lately), in all probability greater than it’s had in its life prior to now. Lea Grant of Lyneham (ACT) remembers, “A cousin’s spectacularly ill-advised half possession of the native pub. Most days the one regulars on the bar have been the homeowners.”
Some extra job titles (Col8 just lately) from Michael Barr of Rozelle, who delights within the thought of Canine Whippers and Sluggard Wakers, as soon as present in church buildings. The Canine Whipper eliminated stray canines, with a whip and a pair of “canine tongs”, and the Sluggard Waker introduced dozing parishioners again to consideration.
Then there have been the knocker-uppers, says Anne Mclean of Mosman, who used to stroll round cities knocking on doorways or home windows to wake individuals up within the days earlier than alarm clocks.
John Hill of Culburra Seashore experiences that his Uncle Doug, former Head of Apprentices at Newcastle Rail Yard, cherished the roles that had developed within the rail system. Doug’s favorite was the “tapper’s mate”: a “tapper” tapped wheels with a small hammer to hear for defects, and his “mate” was the one who carried the bag with the hammer. Supposedly, it was a useful onsite studying expertise for future tappers.
Roger Rogerson’s loss of life this week reminded Liz Subject of Springwood of a misprint in a paper not the Herald some years in the past that stated Rogerson confronted a prison whereas “sporting a pullet-proof vest”.
Extra chook information from Catherine Craig of Mollymook, who says, “I’ve been liberating some good blue pegs from the bowerbird and have realised he’s doing the identical factor to me.”
Paul Ray of Peakhurst Heights provides to Phil Edwards (Col8 yesterday) that there are solely 10 varieties of individuals – those that learn binary and people who don’t.