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Goonoo Goonoo has always been 'Gunner GunNOO' to me since I stayed on the station back in the early sixties. My father was surveying in the area and allowed me to tag along for a couple of weeks. We used part of the shearers' quarters as shelter.
Duri was pronounced as 'DEWrye' by the locals. The range northish from TAMworth (on the way to WALka) were the 'MOONbyes' and not the 'MOONbiz' as I have heard from time to time. Quirindi was always 'KerINdye'.
I'm sure that locals will set me straight if I'm wrong.
Ken, I have never pronounced Canberra with an 'm', but I am guilty of pronouncing it as 'CANbruh'. Perhaps the influence of a certain political journalist?
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