• Nath@aussie.zone
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    4 months ago

    Was Elizabeth St originally Elizabeth Creek? Or is that just a joke about how it floods? I think I remember reading it used to be a creek.

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      4 months ago

      I think I read that a bullock dray drowned in a rather large puddle at the corner of collins and elizabeth in the 1800’s

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      4 months ago

      Although the whole area just bogged like mad (bearbrass has some hilarious anecdotes) you’re probably thinking of this article