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From: Liz Parkinson <>
Subject: Re: [ANCC] DIGNEY
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:54:43 +1100

Hi Gwen and listers

ANY of those names are probably better than "Yow Yow", which was the
name chosen by an owner of one of the earliest subdivisions in the
vicinity, Henry Ferdinand Halloran. It was further round, in today's
Davistown, and is of course "Woy Woy" spelt backwards. HFH lived in
Sydney, and had owned Portion 116 of 100 acres, formerly a grant to
Robert Henderson.
He probably didn't have a say when Davistown was chosen as the name for
the whole suburb, including his specific spot, as I'm sure the residents
would have welcomed the chance to dump his designation! He began
subdiving there in 1911, and the land was then described as being at
"Yow Yow, adjoining Davistown".

Cheers Liz P

Gwen Dundon wrote (in part) regarding the search for a name for today's
Saratoga:

>A petition was put forward by residents and land owners at
>"Mount Pleasant, Woy Woy" in November 1910 for a post
>office. The PM at Woy Woy .......
>recommended DIGNEY to be the postmaster.....
>and up came the suggestions "Saratoga, Marlepool,
>Harrogate, Grimston, Horaceville, Hawkesville and
>Loydville." Out of these the PMG considered "Saratoga,
>Marlepool and Grimston" (can you imagine the latter doing
>anything for tourism?).

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