In colonial times, a billabong was a subsidiary course of a river, carved out as an anabranch or meander. But in the mid-1900s the primary idea of a billabong came to be synonymous with a waterhole. The Editor, Susan Butler, explores this change.

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The Editor, Susan Butler, explores the history of the word 'bombora' which is now used to refer to any submerged reef or rock shelf and its associated wave formation.

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In this first episode, The Editor, Susan Butler, discusses how the Australian bush was perceived by the first colonials compared to how it is perceived today by city slickers and bushies alike.

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