Talk:Heyfield, Victoria

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[edit] Merge suggestion from Heyfeild, Victoria to Heyfield, Victoria

Given the inconsistent spelling in this article and the "what links here" info of the two articles, it looks like this might be a misspelling of Heyfield, Victoria which is a much shorter stub. --ScottDavis 15:29, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of the Name

As a soon-to-be resident of the area, I'm interested in the origin of the name. It was supposedly named after fields of corn. But that's American usage, isn't it? In Australia we call the stuff "wheat". Hay certainly doesn't come from what we call "corn" (the stuff with yellow cobs). On the other hand, hay apparently doesn't come from wheat either. So I'm confused about this and I need a country person to enlighten me. In any case, why was "hay" apparently mis-spelled as "hey"? JackofOz 22:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

What the Americans call corn is the same as what we call corn or maize. It's quite different to wheat. You can make hay from wheat (not corn), but it's not common. --Scott Davis Talk 13:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, but that leaves me with the same conundrums (or conundra).
  • I am fully aware of the difference between wheat and corn. Hay is not normally made from either of these. But what is it usually made from?
  • Is this the same stuff that was growing in the fields that led to the place allegedly being named Heyfield?
  • If Heyfield was named after "hay", why was it not spelled "Hayfield"? JackofOz 13:47, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I've got hold of a brochure from the Wellington Shire Council that gives a little more background. It was named "Hayfield" in 1841 by James McFarlane who recorded that it looked "like a field of waving corn". There's no information about why/when the spelling was changed to "Heyfield". The search continues. JackofOz 01:41, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

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