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Indigenous meanings of Australian town names

Indigenous meanings of Australian town names
 - The bustle of everyday life can often distract you from these cultural origins that we literally live in, like catching the train from "permanent place" (Killara) to "eel waters" (Parramatta) ; watching the eccentric Ladies from "reedy swamp" (Toorak) on that housewives program or driving the long journey to "the place of many crows" (Wagga Wagga) to Grandma's for Christmas.

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