Xavier Mardling

Australians love a bit of slang and “Newy” folk are no different. Whether it’s a drive up to “Ray Tay”, an afternoon’s shopping at “Charlie” or a trip down the lake to “Tronno”, most Novocastrians would know we’re talking about Raymond Terrace, Charlestown and Toronto. Well, now there’s an official “slang map” of Newcastle and surrounds, thanks to Sht Towns of Australia, the Facebook page with almost 600,000 followers. While Topics reckons “Ray Tay”, “Charlie” and “Tronno” would get an almost un…