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		daven11 on June 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what... We call them brownstones in australia - because they are all made of sandstone

twelvechairs on June 2, 2013 [–]

[edit] I think you mean 'sandstone universities' [1]. 'Brownstone' is generally a US word (plus most Australian sandstone is not brown).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandstone_Universities

knackers on June 2, 2013 | [–]

Yeh it's sandstone. Group of 8 is also sometimes used because ANU and Monash wanted to be included :P

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