Whats in a name

To:	Gemfyre <>
Subject:	Whats in a name
From:	"Dave Torr" <>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:53:51 +1000

Those of us (mainly I guess Poms of a certain age) who were forced to study
Latin at school quickly figured that one out!

On 26/07/07, Gemfyre <> wrote:
>
> A bit off the topic.  But I thought "Nullabor" was an Aboriginal word for
> many years.  I think many still do.  I was surprised to find that Jabiru
> was
> a Portugese name.
>
> Belinda
>

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