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Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 24 Jan. 4/1: When a woman loves, she loves with a double-distilled devotedness.at double-distilled (adj.) under double, adj.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 24 Jan. 4/1: When a woman loves, she loves with a double-distilled devotedness. Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 12 June 3/3: It is such a nice billet this. Unlimited ‘smoke oh!’ sleep ad lib, and a good recruiting ground for the army of the Unemployed.at smoko, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 23 Oct. 2/7: Complainant and his wife [...] made us of most ungentlemanly names, such as ‘lag,’ ‘old vademonian,’ etc.at vandemonianism, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 8 Aug. 3/1: By the time the match was over they were quite ropable with excitement.at ropable, adj.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 18 Feb. 2/8: The ‘Tassies’ don’t like it, and I pile it on by saying the Yarra and Derwent ought to be transposed.at Tassie, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic. 17 July 3: Sub-inspector Cawsey [...] was, as he styled himself, ‘some pumpkins’.at some pumpkins (n.) under pumpkin, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Aus.) 23 June 3/3: ‘Wanderer’, said the Editor, ‘there's whales in the bay’ ‘What brand?’ I innocently inquired, under the impression that he had been celebrating the receipt of an old subscriber's cheque.at whale in the bay (n.) under whale, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 14 Mar. 3/3: Some of his colleagues got ‘slops’ from their Footscray comrades.at get slops (v.) under slop, n.1
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 6 Dec. 52/1: Old Baitum was a real old take-down [...] He took my old mother down for two hundred quid.at take-down, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 6 Dec. 52/1: Old Baitum was a real old take-down [...] He took my old mother down for two hundred quid.at take down, v.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 5 Aug. 7/4: Now, strike me ugly, I sees last Saturday another chap pinches it from the old ‘Chronicle’ (nearly eighty year old), and blow me if he doesn’t get away with it.at strike me blind! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 3 Nov. 6/4: One lady in particular at that meet ing put the ‘commo’ stuff over. The Communist is one branch of political thought that I am howling crook on.at commo, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Aus.) 12 May 8/1: Well, folks, no doubt you are all aware of the frightful display put up by our side last week, and you are no doubt wondering like me, if there is a whale in the bay, or to speak plainly, trouble in the camp.at whale in the bay (n.) under whale, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 13 Apr. 1/5: He gave out five winners, two in Vic., [...] and three in the bullock’s kidney.at Bullock’s Kidney, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 27 Apr. 8/1: Things are getting that hot in this year of dress, a mate of mine walked into a dance hall and ‘tommied’ out thinking he had made a mistake and entered a ladies’ dressing room.at tommy, v.1
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 14 Jan. 7/2: Make sure you are wearing one of Keig’s [...] Swimming Suits. The togs reflect the character of the wearer.at togs, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 26 June 2/2: Tenners, fivers and deen
ers comprise the team, and are they
any Wee Georgie Wood! I'll say!at any Wee Georgie (Wood)?, phr.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 17 July 3/2: Smith made fewer errors, his iron shots being gems, while he putted like ‘the Watsons’.at Watsons, the, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 26 Nov. 2/3: Mr Badman showed some ‘kokum’ when he decided to leave the Stardrift horse in the care of Bob.at cocum, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 26 Nov. 2/2: As long as we don’t interfere with Geordie’s dock everything is ‘curl-the-mo’.at curl-the-mo, adj.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 12 Nov. 3/3: If I get my suit out of ‘Moscow’ (pawn) and the five-to-twos (Jews) listen to my tale of woe, I’ll be there.at five to two, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 12 Nov. 3/3: If I get my suit out of ‘Moscow’ (pawn) and the five-to-twos (Jews) listen to my tale of woe, I’ll be there.at Moscow, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 12 Nov. 3/4: Charlie turned up a good job with the Shell, and must reckon if there’s good money to be made in motor oil, there must be good money in neck oil.at neck oil (n.) under neck, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 12 Nov. 3/2: The customer was nicked twice with the razor and the ‘Prune’ was applying the astringent pencil.at prune, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 12 Nov. 3/3: We wharfies trapped an extra three hours on account of the ship not being able to get alongside.at wharfie, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 15 Apr. 2/3: No ‘splondlui’ [sic] to slip out to the racecourse; not even a ‘cracker’ for an interest.at cracker, n.4
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 15 Apr. 2/2: I am a bit ‘crook’ on the shellbacks because they have been to France and no objection is taken in the general practice there.at crook, adj.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 8 Apr. 7/2: Well, I’ll say you can not make jam tarts out of horse manure, and you certainly cannot make footballers out of ‘drongoes.’.at drongo, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 1 July 3/4: The ‘head’ pulled out a pack of ‘Mulligan’s’ (playing cards) and dealt out two poker hands.at head, n.
Williamstown Chron. (Vic.) 1 July 3/4: The ‘head’ pulled out a pack of ‘Mulligan’s’ (playing cards) and dealt out two poker hands.at mulligan, n.
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