At 14:25 7/03/97 +1000, Richard Welykochy wrote:
>This letter is being cross-posted to dns§intiaa.asn.au
>My apologies to the mailing list for any duplication contained
>herein.
>A domain application for glenwood.com.au was rejected,
>with the following explanation:
>
>unqualified placenames are not accepted 4570, GLENWOOD, QLD 
>
>My investgations were two-fold:
>
>1. the Telstra White Pages: no such placename
>2. an on-line list of all postcodes in Australia:
>
>Australian Postcodes for "4570"

However, if you visit www.auspost.com.au and use their postcode search
service you get the following result.

Australian Postcode Data Base Search.


              Post Code Check on glenwood

              4570, GLENWOOD, QLD 

              Location Check on glenwood
                                                                 
>
> place    state          postcode
> Amamoor     QLD          4570
> Corella     QLD          4570
> Gunalda     QLD          4570
> Gympie      QLD          4570
> Imbil       QLD          4570
> Jones Hill  QLD          4570
> Kandanga    QLD          4570
> Monkland    QLD          4570
> South Side  QLD          4570
> Tandur      QLD          4570
> Theebine    QLD          4570
> Traveston   QLD          4570
> Woolooga    QLD          4570
> Woondum     QLD          4570
>
>Once again - no such placename under 4570

and if you do it the other way around using 4570 you get..


Australian Postcode Data Base Search.


              Post Code Check on 4570

              4570, AMAMOOR, QLD 
              4570, BELLS BRIDGE, QLD 
              4570, BROOLOO, QLD 
              4570, CALICO CREEK, QLD 
              4570, CEDAR POCKET, QLD 
              4570, CHATSWORTH, QLD 
              4570, COONDOO, QLD 
              4570, CORELLA, QLD 
              4570, CURRA, QLD 
              4570, EAST DEEP CREEK, QLD 
              4570, GILDORA, QLD 
              4570, GLASTONBURY, QLD 
              4570, GLENWOOD, QLD 
              4570, GOOMBOORIAN, QLD 
              4570, GUNALDA, QLD 
              4570, GYMPIE, QLD 
              4570, IMBIL, QLD 
              4570, JONES HILL, QLD 
              4570, KANDANGA, QLD 
              4570, KYBONG, QLD 
              4570, LAGOON POCKET, QLD 
              4570, LANGSHAW, QLD 
              4570, LOWER WONGA, QLD 
              4570, MONKLAND, QLD 
              4570, MOTHAR MOUNTAIN, QLD 
              4570, NEERDIE, QLD 
              4570, PIE CREEK, QLD 
              4570, SANDY CREEK, QLD 
              4570, SOUTH SIDE, QLD 
              4570, TAMAREE, QLD 
              4570, TANDUR, QLD 
              4570, THE DAWN, QLD 
              4570, THE PALMS, QLD 
              4570, THEEBINE, QLD 
              4570, TRAVESTON, QLD 
              4570, TUCHEKOI, QLD 
              4570, TWO MILE, QLD 
              4570, VETERAN, QLD 
              4570, WIDGEE, QLD 
              4570, WILSONS POCKET, QLD 
              4570, WOLVI, QLD 
              4570, WOOLOOGA, QLD 
              4570, WOONDUM, QLD 

              Location Check on 4570

              Licensed Post Office 
              4 BUSBY ST
              AMAMOOR QLD 4570

              Licensed Post Office 
              MAIN ST
              GUNALDA QLD 4570

              Post Office 
              107-113 MARY ST
              GYMPIE QLD 4570

              Licensed Post Office 
              109 YABBA RD
              IMBIL QLD 4570

              Licensed Post Office 

etc
>
>QUESTION 1: What is the DNA's reference or guideline
>  for what constitutes a placename?
www.austpost.com.au and their postcode search engine.
>