Famous Name: North West
The Hills Shire is in the north-west region of Sydney. Big news in The Hills at the moment is the North West Rail Link, which will connect Rouse Hill to Epping, and involve the construction of eight...
View ArticleFamous Name: Declan
September 8 marked the 74th birthday of folk singer Declan Affley, who was born in Wales to parents of Irish descent. He joined the British navy at 16, and travelled to Japan and Australia; he jumped...
View ArticleWaltzing with … Augusta
September 17 marks the maiden voyage of the first paddle-steamer down the Murray River, in 1853. The Murray is Australia’s longest river at 2508 km long; it has its source in the Alps, meanders across...
View ArticleFamous Name: Jason
A federal election was held on September 7, and we have had a change of government. Votes are still being counted, so the election isn’t over, and we may have some names from it when the process is...
View ArticleFamous Name: Thorn
October 2 will be the 96th birthday of Rosaleen Norton. She was originally from New Zealand, born into a middle-class English family; the Norton family emigrated to Sydney when Rosaleen was eight. She...
View ArticleBrisbane Suburbs That Could be Used as Girls Names
Amity Amity Point is a small town on North Stradbroke Island, 30 km south-east of Brisbane. The town is named after the Amity, a brig which carried the first European settlers to Queensland in 1824....
View ArticleFamous Name: Grady
Thomas Grady was the first recipient of the Victoria Cross resident in Australia. Originally from Ireland, at the age of 19 he was a private in the 4th Regiment of Foot in the British Army during the...
View ArticleWaltzing with … Eugene
Today is the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on October 20 1973. Set on Bennelong Point, right near the Harbour Bridge, it is...
View ArticleFamous Names: Henry and Navy
Early in October, the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review was held, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Royal Australian Navy fleet in Sydney Harbour, on October 4 1913. Around...
View ArticleFamous Name: Winsome
If you were in Sydney in early October, you could have attended the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review, celebrating one hundred years of our navy. Or, if you were of a more musical bent,...
View ArticleHistorical Sibset: The Children of George and Diamantina Bowen
We haven’t had a historical sibset in a while, and as we looked at Diamantina Bowen’s name on Wednesday, I thought it might be interesting to see the names of Sir George and Lady Bowen’s children....
View ArticleFamous Names: Mitchell and Mervyn
It is a glorious summer: beautiful weather, cloudless blue skies, golden sunshine, and best of all – victory in that ancient international cricketing rivalry, the Ashes. Having lost to England during...
View ArticleTrue Blue Names for Boys
Happy Australia Day! Here are ten names for boys which are associated with the colour blue, in honour of the saying, a true blue Aussie. Bay A bay is a scoop in the shoreline, much prized for...
View ArticleInternational Names for Girls
These are names chosen from my e-book, International Baby Names for Australian Parents – names which are familiar in other countries, but rarely used here. I chose ten that I particularly like, or...
View ArticleNames of Australian Birds for Boys
Aquil Aquila is the scientific name for eagles; large, powerful raptors found all over the world which are often used as symbols of kingship and empire. The eagle was the bird sacred to Zeus, and it...
View ArticleFamous Name: Digger
Last Friday it was Anzac Day, marking 99 years since the landing at Anzac Cove for the Gallipoli Campaign. One of the enduring military terms from the conflict, still very much in use today, is...
View ArticleWaltzing With … Winter
Yesterday was the winter solstice, so we are now embarking on the coldest part of the year. In Hobart they celebrated the winter solstice with an icy nude swim at sunrise, and declared that being half...
View ArticlePerth Suburbs That Could Be Used As Girls Names
Aveley Aveley is a neighbourhood of the town of Ellenbrook – an outer suburb in the north-east which is projected to be a future satellite city. Avely is named after a small town in Essex, where the...
View ArticlePerth Suburbs That Could Be Used As Boys Names
Ashby Ashby is a residential northern suburb, first developed in the late 1990s. It is named after the original landowner, Mr E.E. Ashby, who lived here before World War I. Ashby is a surname which...
View ArticleIs the Name Duke Legal or Not?
Ashleigh and her husband Dylan are expecting a boy next month, but are having trouble picking names. The first hurdle they hit is that Ash really likes the name Duke, but from reading this blog, she...
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