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[โ€“] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Neato, TIL. The article article didn't actually give a reason, but it got me curious, so I looked elsewhere. This one says a play that was making an Land of Oz reference https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-faq/why-is-sydney-called-the-emerald-city/