Tas Place Names - Skeleton Ridge

[wander]

Can anyone enlighten me with why Skeleton Ridge (about 2km West North West of Snowy North is so named?

[flyfisher]

I hate to think.

FF

[wander]

In South Oz we have a reference called "Mannings Place Names". A 3 inch tick tome of the explanations to the bulk of place names in South Oz only. Is there a Tassie equivalent?

[bcshort]

Wayne Smith's Ripper Tassie Place Names and More Ripper tassie place names may hold the answer for you.

Author of both books Wayne Smith is a member of the Bellerive Historical Society and an authoritative figure on place names. He is a regular guest on ABC Radio's Nomenclature talkback program.

Both books are available at the library: http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.a ... h%2c+Wayne

[johnw]

It's also worth contacting the Nomenclature Board in Hobart directly. There's a post by me somewhere around here about a similar query. I emailed them and they were very helpful, providing more information than I'd asked for.

Nomenclature Board
Secretary
Level 8/134 Macquarie Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Phone: 03 6233 2554
Fax: 03 6233 6775
Email: Nomenclature.Office@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

Department switchboard: 1300 368 550 (local call cost, Australia-wide)

http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/JGAY-53N59M?open#ForFurtherInformatio

[stepbystep]

I hate to think.

FF

Came across Doomsday Bluff in the KW range, would love to hear the story behind that one!

Interesting topic though(for me), would love to see a good list of the indigenous names of many peaks etc, we have so many landmarks named after European tyrants, Mt Arthur etc etc.

I have contacted the Nomenclature Board via email, lets see how long they take to reply

sbs

[stepbystep]

Nomenclature Board came up with no results for Skeleton Ridge.
The fellow who emailed me is quite happy to find info, but there is no publicly accessible archive/documents.
Cheers, sbs

[wander]

I have come across this curious situation before (in NSW and SA) where the only information the Naming Board (or whatever they are called where you are) is the date and name and maybe but not always the person or body who suggested the name they have granted a location. They do not seem to keep or admit to having any other information as to why a name is so. This seems very strange to me.

[stepbystep]

It would make for a great(and big) publication, centred on natural features, mountains/rivers/waterfalls etc
Anyone got a spare 10 years to research it?

[Ent]

I have come across this curious situation before (in NSW and SA) where the only information the Naming Board (or whatever they are called where you are) is the date and name and maybe but not always the person or body who suggested the name they have granted a location. They do not seem to keep or admit to having any other information as to why a name is so. This seems very strange to me.

Bit of you get what you pay for. The Nomenclature board is mainly concerned over avoiding confusion so search and rescue does not wind up at the wrong place. Actually fire and ambulance as it is mainly towns and cities that board's work revolves around. This means the reason behind the name is not important to do their job. Also some names go back to what the locals called it and so the real meaning gets lost in time with some wit generally giving a plausible reason so that becomes the reason for the name. My favourite is Russell Falls. Actually the person that named it applied it to another much less specular fall but time meant the name became attached to the falls we know as Russell Falls. Still from history viewpoint it would be good to know the reason but unless the brief is given to the naming body not much will happen.

Cheers Brett

[tastrax]

A ridge to the northern end of the Snowy Range - Named by R. H. Brown and D. F. Steane in Feb 1948 en route from Mt Styx to the Snowy range. "... continued west along what we called Skeleton Ridge (as it is so covered in dead trees)" Tasmanian Tramp No 8, page 10.

[Binder]

Well done Tastrax

Any mention in the book about 'Wetpants peak' between Snowy North and South ?
Possibly a reference to inclement weather, or incontinence (which may not have got a mention in the book...)

Cheers

Binder

[tastrax]

Mmmm - I will see what I can find out

[johnw]

Any mention in the book about 'Wetpants peak' between Snowy North and South ?
Possibly a reference to inclement weather, or incontinence (which may not have got a mention in the book...)

Also see the following topic for Nomenclature Board response to my enquiry about this. Further info would be great tastrax.
The Origin of Wetpants Peak