Local Trivia
Local Trivia - Reference City Guide
We come across all sorts of interesting tit-bits that are often very difficult to categorise, so this is where they end up...
◉ Australian Words the Yanks (Americans) Get Wrong
Melbourne
20 AUSTRALIAN WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN THE USA.
The Yanks (Americans - Septic Tanks) are fascinated by the differences that exist between the Australian vocabulary and their own vocabul ..
◉ Lamington
Toowoomba
A lamington cake is a sponge cake coated in chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut.
Lamingtons were named after Lord Lamington (Governor of Queensland 1896 to 1901), or his wife, Lady Lamington.
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◉ Milk Bar
Australia
The term MILK BAR for a corner shop is unique in Australia & New Zealand. Elsewhere milk bars are called a convenience store, corner shop, general store or 7/11.
The local milk bar was part of the local comm ..
◉ Vegemite
187 Todd Road Fishermans Bend
Vegemite dates back to 1922 when Fred Walker and Cyril Callister developed a spread from one of the richest known natural sources of the vitamin B group - Brewers Yeast.
Walker turned to the Australian publi ..
