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Strive to be fair: An unfinished autobiography choose

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[Aus] D. Whitington Strive to be Fair 31: There was no easy acceptance of homosexuals. They were still scathingly referred to as ‘queans’..and ‘bum punchers’ [Simes:DLSS].
at bum-puncher (n.) under bum, n.1
[Aus] D. Whitington Strive to be Fair 114: ‘He’d woodheap yer’ [...] refers to a station boss too lousy to give you a feed for nothing. He puts you on the woodheap first [AND].
at woodheap (v.) under wood, n.1
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