Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Catherine Hayes n.

[proper name; Partridge (1984) suggests an ‘Irish singer so popular in Australia’, but given slang’s love of crime, note Catherine Hayes (1690–1725), who murdered her lover following a drinking bout]

(Aus.) a drink made of claret, sugar and nutmeg/orange.

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[Aus]B. Wannan Folklore of the Aus. Pub 125: Catherine Hayes: an Australian goldfields expression [...] It was claret with sugar and nutmeg added.