Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus.) Britain; thus Fogtown, Fogville-on-Thames, the Gilded Fogpot, London.

[1890		Dead Bird (Sydney) 18 Oct. 5/2: It’s awful heasy to get hon / In that there land of fogs].
1904		Sun. Times (Perth) 24 Apr. 1/1: Six Family patricians visiting England will not be able to nod into Fogland functions.
1910		Sun. Times (Perth) 17 Apr. 3rd sect. 17/6: Fred. Booty [who] went from Sydney lo London, has been firing out screeds to this State telling of his big successes in the Gilded Fogpot.
1912		Bulletin (Sydney) 25 Jul. 14/2: [T]he experienced Australian bushman won’t have the fresh immigrant, partly for the reasons that restrain Fat and Co. from taking Weary Willie into partnership in their large and prosperous city business, and partly because the experienced bushman objects to having an inexperienced mug from Fogville-on-Thames dropping trees on him when his attention is otherwise engaged.
1914		Bulletin (Sydney) 10 Sept. 34/2: The Taranaki (M.L.) Oil Wells recently received a request from Bull’s Admiralty for a few casks of Taranaki fuel oil to be sent to Fogland, so that its alleged suitability for naval purposes could be tested. [Ibid.] 1 Oct. 13/2: There has been a great controversy raging in swimming circles in Fogland lately as to who invented or discovered the ‘crawl’ stroke.