Lexi,
Looks like I underestimated the number of places ending with UP in WA.

I counted 54 on the page of that link you found. Thankyou for that, it has made me more confused than ever, but you probably thought I was confused anyway. Maybe UP just means 'place of' and add the distinguishing feature to make the name.

I found the UP places on a trip to WA a few years ago and was intrigued by the number of them.

Again thanks for the link, I will send it to our daughter-in-law who came from Busselton, to see what she makes of it all. She did not know either.

Dear Banjo,

You're more than welcome. As I said you've opened up a whole new area
of discovery for me as well. And hopefully I'll be able to visit
WA sometime soon. I work with several colleagues from WA and they
absolutely rave about the place.

Nobody wants to persuade me any more. They just want to convince me.

Travelling the world I frequently encounter the problem of communication resulting from the evolvement of the English language where ever it is spoken. In countries where English is not the national language people learn a confusing understanding of the language which makes it sometimes painful and sometimes humourous in the attempt of communication.

In the late 1940s, 50s, and 60s regional understanding of English words were sometimes difficult while travelling around Australia.
It always made for humourous conversation. Choice of words always identified the origins of the speaker - eg. in "My Fair Lady," prof. Higgins studied English speech patterns and dialects and could pin-point the exact village, town, or street of the speaker.
Have you read the book, Nino Cullotta's "They're a Weird Mob?"

Dear Aquarius,

I read Nino Culotta's (John O'Grady) book, "They're a Weird Mob," some years back. I remember reading the book on a train in Sydney and laughing so hard with people staring at me. It was a great book.
As the author pointed out - Australian use English words, in a way that makes no sense to anyone else. "Well don't stand there like a dill; d'yer wanta beer or dontcha?"

There are many words that have many meanings. The word "good," for example. If you shot someone at a range of 500 yards you might be described as a "good shot," but not necessarily a "good person."
Then there's things like - a "fat chance," and a "slim chance" that are the same thing.

There's plenty more.

cont'd ...

Another example:

I've just seen a magazine cover where Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge has said, "I can't wait to have children."
Explain to me is she impatient to have children or is she
simply fed up with waiting?