Re: Re: Melbourne W2 In Memphis
Don Ross
Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:44 AM
There are two things most Texans know about. Walzing Matilda
and Fosters.
At 03:36 AM 5/15/2002, you wrote:
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At 03:36 AM 5/15/2002, you wrote:
Matilda is old Australian slang for a pack, Don. A rucksack. I understand the slang term is of German origin.
Bob Murphy
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Don Ross
- To: [email protected]
- Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:34 PM
- Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Melbourne W2 In Memphis
- The nickname for 369 is Matilda.
- At 11:15 PM 5/14/2002, you wrote:
- >How could the yanks know about us ... they have no need to ... they dont
- >even know much about canada .... Its so funny seeing Yanks driving over
- >the border at Niagara in the middle of summer holidays with Skiis on
- >their cars ...
- >
- >Cheers
- >James :-)
- >
- >--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "pn1.rm" <pn1@b...> wrote:
- > > Goddam it! Failed that geography lesson. But would any Texans riding
- > > W2 369 know where Australia is? I've been amazed on my visits to the
- > > US how little the locals know about places more than 200 miles "down
- > > the interstate"! Australia is obviously somewhere further than 200
- > > miles!
- > > Neverthless, can I still ride a W2 to Gracelands?
- > > Paul in Melbourne
- > >
- > > --- In TramsDownUnder@y..., Don Ross <don0731@g...> wrote:
- > > > Paul
- > > > You have got the country right, but not the city. 369 is running
- > > in
- > > > Dallas, not in Memfiss.
- > > > Y'all come see us, ya hear.
- > > >
- > > >
- > > > At 09:18 PM 5/14/2002, you wrote:
- > > > >How close does the tourist line go to Gracelands? I would love to
- > > go
- > > > >to Memphis and ride to Elvis Presley's home on a W2!
- > > > >I think one of the Memphis cars in W2 369; I remember riding it
- > > from
- > > > >Mont Albert to the City on one of my very first tram riding
- > > > >expeditions on my own in the late 1950s. My parents drove me to the
- > > > >Mont Albert terminus. I rode W2 369 to Spencer Street. Caught a
- > > train
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- > > > Don Ross
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