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Sun. Mirror (Perth) 13 Feb. 6/3: Flapper (with bobbed hair) : If I
let you kiss me on one cheek, which
will you choose? Beau: I should
choose between the two.at flapper, n.2
Sun. Mirror (Perth) 13 Feb. 6/3: Flapper (with bobbed hair) : If I
let you kiss me on one cheek, which
will you choose? Beau: I should
choose between the two. Mirror (Perth) 21 May 3/2: A Sabbath school is required out there, so give it a go, Jim. Scottie McC, the glory grinder, will act as swamper for you.at glory-grinding (n.) under glory, n.
Sun. Mirror (Perth) 27 Mar. 3/5: Queenie, we admire your taste, but
say, who told you you looked well' in
that black and white costume? It
shows your lollie legs off.at lolly-legged, adj.
Mirror (Perth) 14 May 4/2: ‘You wouldn’t think that Ritchie’s pater was a parson in Noo South, would yer,’ murmured one of his actor pals.at New South, n.
Mirror (Perth) 19 Nov. 4/3: Taken specially for ‘The Mirror’ on the Nullabor Plain during the Trans journey across to the West.at Trans, the, n.
Mirror (Perth) 7 Aug. 4/2: A real sincere Bohemian in the street, is always well worth risking being bowled over by one of Henry Phord’s‘yunks of tin’ whilst crossing Hay-street for jaw wagging purposes.at yunk, n.
Mirror (Perth) 3 Feb. 2/5: Who was our worst bushranger? A recent writer gives the palm to Michael Howe. Michael Howe, known as the Demon Bushranger etc.at demon, n.1
Mirror (Perth) 27 Jan. 3/3: Ruth was seen on Monday night to be double-dinked home on the back of Tommy C’s — push bike.at dink, v.
Mirror (Perth) 29 Sept. 4/2: Coffey scored a slashing goal with a lovely drop-kick.at slashing, adj.
Mirror (Perth) 29 Sept. 4/3: Coffey’s first goal was a snodger.at snodger, n.
Mirror (Perth) 10 Feb. 4/7: treading on the toes could not be helped by some clumsy friends who tried the stagger-juice.at stagger juice (n.) under stagger, n.2
Mirror (Perth) 31 Mar. 4/7: Charlie D reckons his tripehound is equal to a thoroughbred bow-wow.at tripe-hound (n.) under tripe, n.1
Mirror (Perth) 26 Jan. 10/7: A is for Artie, a brickie by trade.at brickie, n.
Mirror (Perth) 8 Mar. 7/3: They say [...] that Mrs H’s parties are good-o.at good-o, adj.
Mirror (Perth) 8 Mar. 7/6: It’s time you took the girls for another ride in your Rolls Jam Tin.at jam tin, n.
Mirror (Perth) 26 July 2/1: Above the clatter of crockery and the occasional bursts of laughter, can be heard references to the ‘Peter School’, chatter about ‘throwing mains’, ‘breaking the bank’, ‘setting the box’, and the like [...] This is how the game of hazards is played. One player takes the little box containing the two dice and throws for what is termed a ‘main’.at peter school, n.
Mirror (Perth) 5 Jan. 2/7: Wogs! In Melbourne Water [...] All manner o creepy crawly things have been reported as having wriggled their way through Melbourne’s water mains.at wog, n.2
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/1: Mr Six-and-eight in defence denied all the allegations.at six-and-eightpence, n.
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/2: It was the usual old story of plain, straight-out pinching of another man’s missus. [...] I presume you mean his cheese-and-kisses.at cheese and kisses, n.
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/1: The husband had declined to play nark, although he had been oiled about the other cove’s capers.at caper, n.2
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/1: Both were copped and co-respondent had nothing to say.at cop, v.
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/2: He had been nothing but a mingy cow.at cow, n.1
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/3: I’m sorry. I went off crook.at crook, adv.
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/3: You old josser.at josser, n.3
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/2: Shut your meat-trap, will you?at meat trap (n.) under meat, n.
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/2: He had been nothing but a mingy cow.at mingy, adj.
Mirror (Perth) 24 July 11/3: The mug punter is so well
imbued with his own folly
that it would be difficult to
persuade him that there was
anything foolish about his
proceedings.at mug punter (n.) under mug, n.1
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/1: The husband had declined to play nark.at nark, n.1
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/1: Didn’t he have anyone keeping nit?at keep nit (v.) under nit!, excl.2
Mirror (Perth) 6 Nov. 12/3: I’m sorry if I did my nut, Your Honor.at do one’s nut (v.) under nut, n.1
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