Talk:Pilbara

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Contents 1 earlier comments 2 Origin of 'Pilbara'? 3 Title 4 Snake

[edit] earlier comments

I removed Image:Pilbara Regiment.png from the article because it is a grossly inaccurate representation of the region. The actual boundaries of the Pilbara region can be seen in all their glory here. Hesperian 22:50, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of 'Pilbara'?

Re the claim made in the article that the name 'Pilbara' comes '...from pilbarra an Aboriginal word for mullet'? Is there a source for this? A source language would be good too. A different claim has been made by linguists who have worked with the languages of the Pilbara, i.e. that it comes from bilybarra (='nothing'), can't recall which language but I'll check asap. Dougg 05:52, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

• I inserted that. I got it off the Web I think; whereever it came from, it wasn't particularly reputable, or I'd have provided a citation. If you have a reference for an different etymology, by all means change it. Hesperian 07:15, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Why isn't this at Pilbara region, or even simply Pilbara? --Ptcamn 06:16, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Because I imposed a consistent naming on all of the Regions of Western Australia articles when I wrote them a million years ago. Hesperian 06:23, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Snake

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Due to mining in the Pilbara the rare olive python, which lives only in the Pilbara, is critically endangered because of damage to its habitat.

Will reinsate in correct section (snakes are not a region) if a cite is found SatuSuro 10:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)