1927 Ellesmere Guardian 27 May 4/3: ‘We Dook the Duke‘ meant We shake hands with the Duke.at duke, v.1
1927 Ellesmere Guardian 27 May 4/3: ‘My Colonial,’ Oath of affirmation.at my colonial oath! (excl.) under my oath!, excl.
1938 Ellesmere Guardian (N.Z.) 29 Mar. 6/3: That there Sir flamin’ Walter Thorley owns half Australia.at flaming, adj.2
1941 Ellesmere Guardian (N.Z.) 7 Apr. 4/3: ‘Bill Massey’s’ were not exactly the kind of footwear to tread on polished lino.at Bill Massey’s, n.
1944 Ellesmere Guardian (Canterbury) 8 Feb. 2/2: You should look after your tit-for-tat.at tit for tat, n.
1944 Ellesmere Guardian (Canterbury) 8 Feb. 2/2: A cobber [...] who went back to New Zealand perhaps, as a ‘homer’.at homer, n.2
1944 Ellesmere Guardian (Canterbury) 8 Feb. 2/2: When a thing or a person is all ready and a-rearing togo, it is customary to say it or he is ‘jacked up’.at jacked (up), adj.
1944 Ellesmere Guardian (Canterbury) 8 Feb. 2/2: Some phrases [...] ‘doing your scone’ for evincing anger.at do one’s scone (v.) under scone, n.2
1944 Ellesmere Guardian (Canterbury) 8 Feb. 2/2: This is no gibberish, nor is it a sign that the speakers are ‘troppo’.at troppo, adj.