List of reduplicated Australian place names information
1919 Yarram Yarram postmark – the town is now Yarram
These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" many crows and "Tilba Tilba" many waters.
The phenomenon has been the subject of interest in popular culture, including the song by Australian folk singer Greg Champion (written by Jim Haynes and Greg Champion), Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga.[1] British comedian Spike Milligan, an erstwhile resident of Woy Woy, once wrote "Woy it is called Woy Woy Oi will never know".[2]
^Champion, Greg; Haynes, Jim. "Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga". Warner/Chappel Music Australia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
^Fickling, David (4 October 2003). "Town lampooned by Spike Milligan bends over backwards to laud him". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
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