[talk-au] Dual naming in NSW

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On 6 Jun 2023, at 2:29 pm, Ian Sergeant <inas66+osm at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think including a "slash" character in a name tag is really ugly.  That's not the way that the GNB record them.  Unless someone can find some information on the ground that records it that way?

Ian, I stand corrected. NSW National Parks use a dash, not a slash, in the example I gave from  The Rock Nature Reserve - Kengal Aboriginal Place. Sorry for the confusion.

Having said that, Australian geographic names boards do use slashes for dual names. This extract is from the Vic Gov guidelines…

“If a visual separator is required for clarity, it should be a solidus ( / ) preceded and followed by a space…. The following examples would be acceptable:
Nambruc / Aberfeldy State Forest
Colquhoun State Forest / Boyanga Gidi.”

“Dual names once registered are to be used in full, shortened versions are not to be used.”

(Hence dual names are not seen as alternatives.)

From “Naming rules for places in Victoria 2022 - Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities”

https://www.land.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0018/501093/Official-Naming-rules-for-places-in-Victoria-2022.docx 

The Vic Gov report refers to the National “Principles for the Consistent Use of Place Names. Includes Principles for the Use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Place Names and Dual Naming Depiction Principles” which also recommends that a “solidus” (i.e. a slash) is the recommended standard.

https://www.icsm.gov.au/sites/default/files/consistent_place_names_principles.pdf 
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