Here in Tasmania we have lots of unusual place names. Some are:
- Bust-me-gall Hill
- Break-me-neck Hill
- Swearing Bobs Plains
- Black Charlies Opening
- Mother Browns Bottom
- Gelignite Creek
- Doo Town
My dad, Bob, was on the Nomenclature Board so knew lots of unusual named places like those above.
He would always run Hobart Walking Club trips to these places especially those with Bob in the title. My brother and I would always check out the names of mountains, hills, creeks and rivers whenever we were in the car with our parents.
Up in the northern part of Tasmania, there are some towns and other landmarks relating to the bible.
- Promised Land
- Devil’s Gate Dam
- Walls of Jerusalem National Park
- Lower Beulah
But my favourite unusual place name in Tasmania is Nowhere Else. This is a locality about 8km west of Sheffield, the town of the murals. On one of our holidays as kids, I invited one of my school friends Robin to come with us. Dad photographed my brother, Robin and myself at the signpost to Nowhere Else.