[talk-au] Fords, Causeways, Piers, Wharfs, etc

Really? We've always called 'em Fords here in SA, they called causeways elsewhere? And a causeway to me is exactly the definition I saw posted earlier from wikipedia, so the whole confusion is confusing to me :) Something else I can't work out how to tag is a jetty, the thing that

Re: [talk-au] Fords, Causeways, Piers, Wharfs, etc

Hi there, The maps produced by the NSW Department of Lands (now NSW Land and Property Information) calls them a breakwater in their map key. I've also seen the breakwater term used on warning sings and the like which are posted near said man-made rocky protrusions. So, unless a different govt

Re: [talk-au] Fords, Causeways, Piers, Wharfs, etc

--- On Mon, 25/5/09, dar...@tpg.com.au dar...@tpg.com.au wrote: What I do have a problem with is a rock or concrete wall that is built to control the flow of water as in river mouths and enclosing harbours. Some call them Breakwalls, some call them Training Walls, some call them