Bombay duck is said to have associated the pungent smell with that of the newspapers and mail which would come into the cantonments from Bombay. The term was later popularized among the British public by its appearance in Indian restaurants in the UK. In his 1829 book of poems and "Indian reminiscences", Sir Toby Rendrag (pseudonym) notes the "use of a fish nick-named 'Bombay Duck'" and the phrase is used in texts as early as 1815. The Bombay duck lives in the tropical areas of the Indo-Pacific. The fish is also known as "strange fish" because of its discontinuous distribution along the
Bombay Rock Bombay Rock The Bombay Rock is a rock music venue located in Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, which originally ran from 1977 to 1991 when was destroyed by a fire. The venue had previously been located in Bourke Street in the city under the name of the Bombay Bicycle Club. Operated by Joe Gualtieri, it was described in the 1980s as "...an old style rock barn ... with all the style and grace of a converted factory" and was to the working class, what "Billboard" was to the Middle Class. The Bombay rock was then renowned for both the range