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[Aus] Record (Emerald Hill, Vic) 18 Aug. 4/3: After that, we visited Hepburn Springs, and right royally did the party sample the famous spa water. Just as well for the team there was no match for a week, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to pace it with a team of ‘Drongos’ .
at drongo, n.
[Aus] Record (Emerald Hill, Vic) 31 Oct. 1/5: An old Scottish name for them, I believe, is ‘sprug,’ and a good name, too.
at sprug, n.
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