[talk-au] Strange Street type (Pltn)

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

Thanks everybody!

Noted to sort out a bit later :-)

Thanks

Graeme


On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 at 14:02, Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like it should be tagged as a destination then
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:destination rather than as a
> road/track name.
>
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 at 13:45, Mark Rattigan <mark at rattigan.id.au> wrote:
>
>> Further to my last, the note/sign is likely in reference to the Pinus
>> radiata forest planted by the WA's Forests Department on the
>> former/historic Southampton Homestead property:
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_homestead
>>
>> The signposted track looks to go directly to such a forest.
>> It's not a named track according to Landgate, so I think it may be a
>> poorly executed direction sign.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Mark
>>
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>> *From:* Mark Rattigan <mark at rattigan.id.au>
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>> Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: Strange Street type (Pltn)
>>
>> My guess would be Plantation, given the pine forests in the area.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Mark
>>
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>> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:55:32 +1000
>> From: Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com>
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>> Another question re Notes!
>>
>> On https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/1688984#map=19/-33.93526/116.02726,
>> the OP commented "Southampton Pltn".
>>
>> I asked what that meant & they said it was what was on the sign?
>> https://postimg.cc/TpwrMCRZ
>>
>> Any thoughts on Pltn?
>>
>> The only thing I can think of could be Platoon, but that's usually only
>> Pl,
>> or sometimes Pln / Plt.
>>
>> There is a group of buildings & a water tank just down the road the sign
>> is
>> pointing to which "could" relate to Rural Firies, which "could" then
>> relate
>> to Platoon, but that's definitely a bit of a stretch!
>>
>> Any thoughts, especially from you Sandgropers? :-)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Graeme
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