1869 ‘Edward Howe’ Boy in the Bush 215: The Jerry’s Town youngsters were pelting the Chinaman, [...] meanwhile shouting out ‘Chow-chow!’.at chow-chow, n.1
1869 ‘Edward Howe’ Boy in the Bush 158: The cove is so jolly green, it’s my belief he’ll never miss ’em.at cove, n.
1869 ‘Edward Howe’ Boy in the Bush 219: Policemen lounged about, striving to look unconscious of the ‘Joey!’ which the miners found time to shout after them in scorn.at joe, n.1
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 91: Roundin’ up on imaginary things, makin’ out t’hit ’em slap-bang-whizz on the mitts they ain’t got.at slap-bang, adv.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 294: ‘Stocking be blowed!’ said Tom testily. ‘We’ve heard that barm-stick yarn before.’.at barm-stick, adj.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in the Bush 255: It was the twentieth dance. Jack had been introduced to a sporting girl in her late twenties [...] Tom called her a ‘barrack hack’.at barrack hack, n.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 90: Success is t’grow a big bingy like a bloke from town, ’n a watch-chain acrost it with a gold dial.at bingy, n.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 68: He didn’t want the young Jackeroo planted on him, to teach any blankey thing to.at blanky, adj.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 281: I haven’t any cash. Not a stiver, Ma! Blown out!at blow out, v.1
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 249: If he’s got a pack, it’s his swag. If he’s only got a blanket and a billy, it’s his bluey and drum.at bluey, n.1
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 208: You’ll be a half-baked, quarter-educated bush-whacker, instead of a well-equipped man.at bushwhacker, n.1
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 49: Whoever sleeps in this cubby. They has ter say their prayers, see?at cubby, n.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 49: We’re plain people out here-aways, not [...] dickey-toffs, an’ we want no flash sparks round, see?at dicky, adj.2
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 249: If he’s got a pack, it’s his swag. If he’s only got a blanket and a billy, it’s his bluey and drum.at drum, n.5
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 68: Easu was a coarse, swivel-eyed, loose-jointed tall fellow.at swivel-eyed, adj.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 41: The whites, born here, is called ‘gropers,’ [...] Sand-gropers.at sand-groper, n.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 41: Western Australia is full of old prisoners, black fellers, and white ones too. The whites, born here, is called ‘gropers’.at groper, n.2
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 103: Lennie peacocking on an enormous hairy-heeled roadster; [...] Tom on a grey stallion.at hairy-heeled (adj.) under hairy, adj.3
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 207: We want men of experience, men of a wide outlook. Somebody’s got to be the head-piece of this colony.at head-piece, n.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 68: He didn’t want the young Jackeroo planted on him, to teach any blankey thing to.at jackaroo, n.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 261: Of all the old sweeps! [...] Tell you what, you look like a lumper, absolutely nothing but a lumper.at lumper, n.1
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 24: Whether you’re a bush-whacker or a lumper you can be a gentleman.at lumper, n.1
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 49: Yes. Jam, macaroni, cockadoodle. We’re plain people out here-aways, not mantle ornaments.at macaroni, n.3
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 249: If he’s got a pack, it’s his swag. If he’s only got a blanket and a billy, it’s his bluey and drum. And if he’s got nothing, it’s Waltzing Matilda.at waltz Matilda, v.
1924 Lawrence & Skinner Boy in Bush 244: ‘Wot cheer, mate!’ said one, a ruffianly mongrel.at mongrel, n.