1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: At that cricket match the ‘barrack’ was free and fanciful.at barrack, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Snorkey, you’re a snitty bonser! Tres beans! A snifter.at bonzer, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The beak got woolly last time, and threatened to put the boot in if he tried that lurk again.at put the boot in (v.) under boot, the, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The silly poon’s gone dopey about that clue he’s pirating.at clue, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Hope the big stiff comes a regimental — always was a non-starter.at come a regimental (v.) under come, v.3
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: You keep it under your hat, or you’ll come a Cadorna, I promise you!at come a Cadorna (v.) under come, v.3
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Good-oh, Snorkey — in with it — toot sweet ’ outski!at good-o!, excl.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He went a big G that time, anyhow [...] ‘a big G,’ a severe fall.at gutser, n.2
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Don’t stand there like a blinkin’ shell-shocked kewpie.at kewpie, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: ‘Give us a wagonette’ [...] ’Only got coffin-nails.’ ‘Nothing doing. Sooner look for lamp-posts’.at lamp-post, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 24 Nov. 2/4: It seems a strange thing, but the ‘long paddock’ seems to hold a great fascination for stock.at long paddock (n.) under long, adj.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. [...] Cut it out, boy — Browney wouldn’t grow anything but mudguards.at mudguards, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’s going to scale sport to-morrow and pinch off to the flicks.at pinch off (v.) under pinch, v.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The silly poon’s gone dopey about that clue he’s pirating.at pirate, v.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. What’s it going to be – a tassy or a pongo? [...] ‘tassy,’ toothbrush moustache; ‘pongo,’ flowing moustache.at pongo, n.2
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The silly poon’s gone dopey about that clue he’s pirating.at poon, n.2
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Jones batting, Smith bowling [...] Hot stuff, Smithy — rock ’em in!at rock, v.1
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’s going to scale sport to-morrow and pinch off to the flicks.at scale, v.2
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Good-oh, Snorkey — in with it — toot sweet ’ outski!at -ski, sfx
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Snorkey, you’re a snitty bonser! Tres beans! A snifter.at snifter, n.3
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. What’s it going to be – a tassy or a pongo? [...] ‘tassy,’ toothbrush moustache; ‘pongo,’ flowing moustache.at tassie, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: He’s going to scale sport to-morrow and pinch off to the flicks. He’ll come a thud.at come a thud (v.) under thud, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Snorkey, you’re a snitty bonser! Tres beans! A snifter.at très, adj.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: ‘Some tweeds, Browney,’ ‘Look at the crease in his strides’.at tweeds, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Horace’s got wheels about the bints.at have wheels (in one’s head) (v.) under wheels, n.
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: The beak got woolly last time, and threatened to put the boot in if he tried that lurk again.at woolly, adj.1
1920 Advocate (Burnie, Tas.) 5 June 7/2: Browney’ll be growing a ziff next. What’s it going to be ’ a tassy or a pongo? [...] ‘tassy,’ toothbrush moustache; ‘pongo,’ flowing moustache.at ziff, n.2