Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus.) to die.

1885

Bulletin (Sydney) 7 Feb. 12/2: The other Sunday, at the Protestant Hall, a party went up for salvation, and handed to the Captain his pipe. Then, as the Cap. was about to announce another conversion, the pipe-man said – ‘You needn’t trouble, boss. The missus soared last Thursday, and since I got the funeral money, I only smoke cigars.’.