I too have wondered how Welcome Swallows got their name, and have searched
high and low to find a reference. Having failed my only explanation is that
early arrivals in Australia wrote in letters and journals sentences like
"After four months at sea it was a relief to near the shores of Australia
and see the welcome swallows flying over the waves." After a while "the
welcome swallows" turned into Welcome Swallows.
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John Leonard (Dr)
http://users.bigpond.com/john.leonard
PO Box 243, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
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