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Boss Drover 48: They drifted on, like all bagmen did, and I never heard of either of them again.at bagman, n.
Boss Drover 48: They drifted on, like all bagmen did, and I never heard of either of them again. Boss Drover 46: The manager would refer to ‘combos’ and ‘gin burglars’ as though they were social outcasts. But let his wife go away for a while ... and he would be down to the blacks’ camp in no time.at gin-burglar (n.) under gin, n.1
Boss Drover 46: The practice of separating the women from the combos was known as ‘gin-shepherding’. [...] Most gin shepherds had an impossible task.at gin-shepherd (n.) under gin, n.1
Boss Drover 46: The late Jimmy McAdam who was an old-time mailman, stationhand and general knockabout.at knockabout, n.
Boss Drover 33: He was fairly sure he could beat Butler. ‘He’s only a bush mug,’ he said.at mug, n.1
Boss Drover 46: The travelling combo was always on the lookout to snaffle somebody else’s lubra.at snaffle, v.
Boss Drover 150: One of the most unlikely fighters I knew in the bush was Wingy Collins. He was a big fellow and he took his name from the fact that one arm was twisted.at wingy, n.
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