We headed to Foxeys Hangout for lunch. I hadn’t been there before but I was impressed: a great outlook over the vines and neighbouring cherry orchard, good service and an interesting range of smallish plates to share. Not cheap (but what winery is?), but OK value for the quality we received. The only thing missing was the apostrophe in the name!
Musings and Mutterings 
Possessive Apostrophe
Since the eighteenth century, the –‘s and –s’ endings have been used on English nouns to show when they were possessive or to express association or affiliation. In place names, these forms are to be written without apostrophes, e.g. Howes Valley, Rushcutters Bay, Ladys Pass. This is to facilitate the consistent use of a single form in each case and to assist in the rapid retrieval of place names from emergency service databases, in the light of variable community usage and uncertainty as to whether the name concerned is singular or plural. The Australian Government Style ManuaI (2002) notes that place names involving possessives are written without apostrophes, and commends the simplicity of this Australian convention.
‘Principles for the Consistent Use of Place Names’ – Permanent Committee on Place Names,
ANZLIC Committee on Surveying & Mapping
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