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
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 ..

Australian Words the Yanks (Americans) Get Wrong
◉ Invented in Sydney & NSW
Invented in Sydney & NSW
Sydney
Australias great ideas and vision can be seen by the many Sydney inventions that have helped improve the lives of people all over the world. Sydney Inventions Made In Sydney & NSW For more informat ..

Invented in Sydney & NSW
◉ Lamington
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. ..

Lamington
◉ Milk Bar
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 ..

Milk Bar
◉ Redback on the Toilet Seat
Redback on the Toilet Seat
Tamworth
It is popular Australian trivia that the song Redback on the Toilet Seat was by Slim Dusty, when in fact it was written and sung by Slim Newton. It was Slim Newton's first record and earned him three gold re ..

Redback on the Toilet Seat
◉ Sydney Weather
Sydney Weather
Sydney
Sydney is blessed with gorgeous weather, enjoying average maximum temperatures around 17 degrees Celsius in winter (June - August) and 27 degrees Celsius in summer (December - February). ..

Sydney Weather
◉ Vegemite
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 ..

1800 033 275Vegemite
187 Todd Road
◉ What it means to be Australian...
What it means to be Australian...
Sydney
We came across two versions of "what it means to be Australian"... 1. What it means to be Australian Being Australian is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling ho ..

What it means to be Australian...