Big Smoke
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The Big Smoke is a nickname applied to various cities and people, including:
- Bohola
- Manorhamilton
- Naas
- Belfast
- Castlemahon
- Dublin
- Templemore
- Glasgow
- London, labelled as such since the late 19th century, and applied in particular to the Great Smog of 1952
- Manchester, during the industrial revolution.
- Melbourne, labeled as such in the late 19th century during the industrial boom following the Victorian gold rush, often by provincial Victorians and by people from other parts of Australia.
- Sudbury, Ontario, labeled for Vale smelter's large smoke stack.
- Sydney
- Brisbane
- Toronto
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Mexico
- Auckland, New Zealand
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