Talk:Billabong

message: I am curious as to why the article references "out house" for billabong. As far as I know, the term "out house" refers to a place of defecation... and I don't think that applies to billabongs? I'm confused. Who wrote this article?
~Andolirien  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.243.55.40 (talk) 03:18, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Never heard of the brand. Obviously 67.186.199.244 did not grow up in a Crown Colony. --Bejnar (talk) 13:32, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology

message: http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/Billabong 
Wittylama 01:13, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Beat me to it by a whole day! — Joseph Fox 03:47, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Etherpad with further ideas to improve this article

message: The word is thought to be derived from the indigenous Wiradjuri term bilabaŋ. As the lake kept water longer than parts of the river, it was important to the people to name these areas.[1][3][4] One source claims a Scottish Gaelic origin of the term.[5]
In literature
Billabongs are famously mentioned in the first line of Waltzing Matilda".
There is a series of Australian books known as the Billabong series.
The stories focus on the adventures of the Linton family on Billabong station during the period of World War I,
In art
Commerce
Billabong is the name of a brand of Australian clothing and surfwear.
Billabongs are referred to relatively often in Australian literature.
Banjo Paterson's famous folk song "Waltzing Matilda" takes place beside a billabong.
See also
Waltzing Matilda 
Limnology
^ a b Clarke, R. "Australianisms in 'Waltzing Matilda'", Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, 10 December 2003. Last accessed 5 November 2009.
^  USGS [Annotated Definitions of Selected Geomorphic Terms and Related  Terms of Hydrology, Sedimentology, Soil Science, and Ecology], USGS Open  File Report 2008-1217.
^ Ludowyk, F. "Of Billy, Bong, Bung, & 'Billybong'", Australian National University, no date. Last accessed 15 March 2008
^ "billabong", Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online. Accessed 15 March 2008
^ Skilton, St J. The Survey of Scottish Gaelic in Australia and New Zealand, p. 300. Quote: A respondent to his survey said: "'Bill'  = 'bile' = 'lip or mouth' and 'abong' is from 'abhainn' = 'river' with a  parasitic 'G' added. A billabong probably has a mouth shape of sorts  being at a bend in a river." University of Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2004. Last accessed 15 March 2008
MACQUARIE DEFINITION
billabong
/ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ noun
                                                
1.
a waterhole in an anabranch, replenished only in flood time.
2.
a waterhole in a river or creek that dries up outside the rainy season.
3.
an abandoned stream channel.
Australian Aboriginal; Wiradjuri: literally, a watercourse which runs only after rain, from bila river + -bang
http://geography.lancs.ac.uk:82/Plone/images/billabong.jpg/view
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WVL3M27PJMsC&pg=PT109&dq=billabong+Wiradjuri&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ODcaT72bEeK0iQeMqYTzCw&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=billabong%20Wiradjuri&f=false
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabong,
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,
And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling,
Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me
BEST WAY TO QUOTE...
*::It does not have to be an oxbow, any deepened bend will produce a billabong as the river drys. --Bejnar (talk) 13:32, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology (2)

message: The word “Billabong” is notable in its own right and incredibly important in many aspects of Australian cultural identity. I do not in any way support merging this article with Oxbow Lake. - Chris.sherlock (talk) 14:31, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The discussion for this merge is at Talk:Oxbow lake#Billabong and Resaca (channel) --AussieLegend (✉) 14:38, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Just noticed, thanks! - Chris.sherlock (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge opposition