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awsgc24
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:24 pm
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Dodo the extinct flightless bird on island of ?___________? is normally written as one word IIRC.
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TE2815
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:18 pm
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| awsgc24 wrote: | | Robot on Lost in Space wrote: |
| TE2815 wrote: | Bong Bong.
143.000 km from Sydney
21-Apr-1878 Opened as Austermere
1-Oct-1889 Renamed Bong Bong
27-Jan-1913 Closed |
This does not complete!
Is Austermere same as Austinmere on Illawarra Line?
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Not same as Austimer. Austermere became Bong Bong and since closed. Is located between Burradoo (138.840km) and Berrima Junction (143.250km).
Bong Bong Railway Station
Austinmer Railway Station
Redundant Area Controller.
| dalts 1985 wrote: | (No offence intended to TE 28  by the way with that comment/remark as TE28 is one of the "old hands" & more knowledgeable blokes as shown in many a post/contribution") |
Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
My fotopic Updated 18th August 2008
R.I.P. Dad: 16/2/1939 - 22/9/2008 |
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awsgc24
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:43 pm
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| Thomas the tank engine wrote: | | Yo Yo |
That is to say, Yo Yo the Toy.
Another category might be the sound that birds and animals make.
Generally the two individual words are pronounced the same.
An exception is Goonoo Goonoo which is pronouced IIRC something like GooNoo G'Noo.
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Thomas the tank engine
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:40 am
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Bam Bam (Barney's son in the Flintstones).
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NR77
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:58 am
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Vite Vite!
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Thomas the tank engine
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:21 am
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What about the NT Tourism slogan from Daryl Somers a few years ago?
"You'll NEVER NEVER know if you NEVER NEVER go."
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Highrailer
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:15 pm
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Bet Bet, Walwal, Pura Pura, Nerrin Nerrin.
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awsgc24
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:34 pm
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Monarchs sometimes described themselves as "King of Kings".
Particularly notable people in a field might be called say a "General's General".
Less notable might be people called say Peter Peterson.
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Thomas the tank engine
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:53 pm
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Can Can (dance)
pom pom
blah blah blah blah blah (I know, I'm pushing it a bit here!!!!  )
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PalmerEldritch
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:07 pm
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| awsgc24 wrote: | | Dodo the extinct flightless bird on island of ?___________? is normally written as one word IIRC. |
Mauritius
Watch out for the mighty Blues in 2008, with Judd, Stevens, Kreuzer, Cloke and Aisake
Ó hAilpín to join Fevola, Gibbs, Murphy, Carrazzo, Scotland, Fischer, Waite, Setanta
Ó hAilpín, Houlihan, Walker, Simpson, Betts and co!
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awsgc24
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:49 pm
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| PalmerEldritch wrote: | | awsgc24 wrote: | | Dodo the extinct flightless bird on island of ?___________? is normally written as one word IIRC. |
Mauritius |
Pango Pango in Samoa, until the US Navy typed a report on a typewriter with a defective letter "N" upon which it go renamed Pago Pago, Samoa.
PS. This thread is really going well with lots of good contributions.
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Chris Brownbill
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:37 pm
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Ki Ki (SA)
Kiel Kiel (NSW)
Grong Grong (NSW)
Gil Gil (NSW)
Jung Jung (Vic)
Bet Bet (Vic)
Cope Cope (Vic)
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Warks
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:10 pm
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I like the names that are nearly doubles:
Wee Waa
Baan Baa
Suggan Buggan
Other doubles I didn't see mentioned include:
Gumly Gumly (near Wagga Wagga)
Greg Greg (somewhere)
Walla Walla (sth NSW)
And for silliness
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:41 pm
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Nerrin Nerrin, Pura Pura, and Vite Vite (in Victoria) have been mentioned ... but note that those three locations lie in sequence on the rail map as well 
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Member Falls Creek 2018 Olympics Committee.
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duttonbay
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:48 pm
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| Warks wrote: | I like the names that are nearly doubles:
Wee Waa
Baan Baa
Suggan Buggan |
and Gerang Gerung (Vic)
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