s/New /n./g;
s/(\S)(\S+)-/$1-/g; # strip most chars preceding dash
s/(\S{4}[b-df-hj-np-tv-xz])((?<!Austr)(?!land)\w{2,})/$1./g; # abbreviate (at consonant)
s/New /n./g;
s/(\S)(\S+)-/$1-/g; # strip most chars preceding dash
s/(\S{4}[b-df-hj-np-tv-xz])((?<!Austr)(?!land)\w{2,})/$1./g; # abbreviate (at consonant)