An Australian Connection
What Better thing to do after Australia Day than to have a look around Dorset at the Ozi connections. And it is surprising how many there are! The first photo is a plaque on an old bridge over the River Stout. I know they have a problem with overcrowded prisons here but this seems a bit extreme punishment for damage to a bridge. Then again, may be a good way to get a cheap ticket home!
The next photo is a sign post on the A31 but this is no ordinary sign as it is red. The reason is that the red posts were used as a marker for the illiterate guards who transported prisoners from Dorchester to Portsmouth where they bordered a ship to Botany Bay. Just down the road from this sign there is “Botany Bay Farm”. While it is a normal farm now it used to have a small prison where the prisoners were held overnight on their 90 mile walk.
A much nicer stop now is the Botany Bay Inn. Funny but they still only sell English beer there.
I was waiting in the doctors surgery last week and overheard the man next to me give his address as Sydney Street. Little did I know that in Weymouth there are several streets with an Ozi connection. As you can tell by the photos the English dont think much of Australian cities - obviously some disgruntled cricket fans live there.
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Found out why the streets are named after Cities. There is a large cemetary near by with soldiers from the 2nd world war. There was a base here where many Australian soldiers lived during the war
Thanks Jimmy, I can read the comments OK, was not moving the slide up.
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