Green’s Dictionary of Slang

all the year round n.

(Aus.) a twelve-month prison sentence.

1895
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1945
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Crowe Sydney Sl. Dict. 4: All the Year Round, twelve months in prison.
[Aus]Baker Popular Dict. Aus. Sl.
[Aus]Baker Aus. Lang. 141: Here is a brief glossary of jail sentences: lag, three months. snooze, three months [...] rest, twelve months. all the year round, twelve months.