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[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 13 Mar. 7/3: A dusky belle who had been stolen from Sambo some years before and whom he was eager to recover.
at dusky, adj.
[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 31 Oct. 26/2: Coffin varnish and plonk were two of the names which Mr Collins [...] referred to some of the cheaper wines.
at plonk, n.2
[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 11 Oct. 26/2: On the night of the tragedy he was pretty well stonkered [...] pretty well shickered.
at shickered, adj.
[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 11 Oct. 26/2: On the night of the tragedy he was pretty well stonkered.
at stonkered, adj.
[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 28 Oct. 1/2: STRAWBERRY NOSE. — ‘Will you ever get the chance to defend yourself from malicious insinuations?’ If someone has accused you [...] of having brewers’ asthma they are probably jealous of your nose, so cheer up and don’t mind.
at brewer’s asthma (n.) under brewer’s..., n.
[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 21 June 12/4: Fuzziy Wuzzies dashed outside / And scattered everywhere.
at fuzzy-wuzzy, n.1
[Aus] Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 6 Feb. 8/3: According to a statement [...] at the Fitzroy court today, the Fitzroy ‘cocktail’ [...] is compounded of kola beer and methylated spirits.
at Fitzroy cocktail, n.
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