STOP PRESS | Dalton's mark should remain as part of new development

So would it be better to give more recognition to some of our early settlers like the pioneering Daltons who established our first stores?

And what better way to do that than to name the new section of the former Myer store the Dalton Building while retaining the overall City Centre name for the whole complex.

James Dalton, who in 1849 opened a bark and slab roadside store in Bathurst Road when payable gold was discovered at Lucknow and Ophir, was joined in 1858 by his brother Thomas Dalton and the firm became known as Dalton Bros.

He added a flour mill and wool store and the firm's business became the largest wholesale distributor west of the Blue Mountains.

In 1865 he built the impressive retail store in Summer Street, now demolished other than the facades, that's being replaced with a new building to house retail outlets and food hall.

James, an alderman on our first council and mayor in 1869 built some outstanding homes including Duntryleague, Killarney in Kite Street (now called Mena), Ammerdown in Molong Road and Galbally in Byng Street.

He was also involved in the establishment of Cook Park, funded the bandstand and fountain, and the construction of St Joseph's Church.

The retail business was sold in 1928 to Western Stores and Edgleys and since then has operated as Farmers, Grace Bros and Myer.

It would be fitting to name the new development after the Daltons.

For someone who reckons he doesn't use offensive language, ARL commissioner and former player Mark Coyne did a pretty good job with his expletive-laden spray against Singapore police.

'You effing stupid idiot', 'you effing d...head', and 'effing dogs' were just some of his rants.

However, it's interesting figures show NSW police in 12 months charge up to 4,500 people for using offensive language even though the penalty is a hefty $660 or a community correction order of up to 100 hours.

All you have to do to get pinged is use offensive language in or near or within hearing of a public place or school.

Yet you can watch so-called comedy shows on Aunty ABC and TEN where unfunny people continually use the infamous Anglo-Saxon word to get a laugh.

Some of the shows leave shearers blinking. But judges say people swear without second thoughts and 'eff' nowadays is part and parcel of everyday conversations.

Imagine radio announcers: "Here's the *%#@ weather forecast. It's going to be &#%!@ cold today and there could be @#?% rain..." Or CWD headlines: "The &#%!@?! City Council approves &#%!@ new units."

A Sydney magistrate dismissed a charge against a man who told police to 'eff off', saying because he'd used a non-threatening tone it was not offensive. So does that @#?% mean we can all &#%!@ swear as much as we @#?%* well like?

But, unsurprisingly, now judicial opinions differ assessing community standards on offensive language, who the &#%!@ knows where we're heading.

It will be interesting to see what the ARL does with Mark Coyne.