1918 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 22 May 6/4: ‘I was glad when the play was over. Sitting up there like Jackie, with every body gaping at you, don't suit me’.at sit up like jacky (v.) under jacky jacky, n.
1919 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 30 Sept 5/5: Speaking at the meeting of public servants in Newcastle last night, Mr. Birt, M.L.A., said that they bad not been rewarded for their sacrifice by even a ‘razoo.’ Some wondered at this new expression, and Mr. Birt kindly explained: ‘Razoo’ is a two up term for a coin of the realm.at razoo, n.1
1921 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 15 Oct. 4/3: I gave that sneek Cross-eyed Riley a snoshter blak eye.at snoshter, adj.
1921 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 4 Mar. 2/1: Irish Eyes has been given a steadier of 10.8 in the Welter.at steadier, n.
1921 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 25 Aug. 6/2: The week-ender, which stands in an isolated position on the water-frontage of a large paddock, has not been used by the owner for a long time, but it is thought that it was broken into during the past fortnight.at weekender, n.
1935 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 23 Oct. 7/6: Mr. Reid (Indignantly): You Woolloomooloo rat, crawl back to the underworld where you belong .at Woolloomooloo rat (n.) under woolloomooloo, adj.
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] Broadcasting — Giving evidence.at broadcast, v.
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] Fizz gig, top off or pimp — A police informer.at fizgig, n.2
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] ‘Haste,’ ‘Go through’ or ‘Heads’ — words used by cockatoos to warn bookmakers of the approach of the police.at heads up!, excl.
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] Taking the knock — Refusing to honour betting obligations, welching.at take the knock (v.) under knock, n.1
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] Cockatoo, scout or spotter — One who keeps watch and gives the alarm.at scout, n.
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] Cockatoo, scout or spotter — One who keeps watch and gives the alarm.at spotter, n.1
1936 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 27 May 7/4: S.P. Glossary [...] Taking the knock — Refusing to honour betting obligations, welching.at welch, v.
1937 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 13 Oct. 5/5: Before he left he asked her if she would go on the swag with him but she said she could not as her child was too young.at go on the swag (v.) under swag, n.1
1940 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 13 Mov. 4/3: We thought after the deplorably bad taste of Old Rowley last week, that the horses, for the time being, were a bit ‘on the nose’.at on the nose under nose, n.
1944 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 28 Aug. 2/3: Peters, in companv with two youths, left Manly on Friday night [...] At Gosford they stole another bicycle and they rode the two bicycles — one double-banking— to Wyong.at double-bank, v.
1944 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 6 Mar. 3/6: News sessions draw the crowds, even from the cook-house with a handful of bread and Kidman's Blood Mixture (sometimes called treacle), into which they bite ferociously.at kidman’s blood mixture, n.
1944 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 3 Feb. 3/3: Dick said: ‘Somebody has been talking and If I don’t do some talking I’ll be left to carry the lot. I was only a bush bunny’.at bush bunny (n.) under bunny, n.1
1947 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 21 Aug. 10/5: If this policy were adopted [by the union], it would be better than encouraging the weakness of the ‘lolly-legged’ section with the aid of secret ballots.at lolly-legged, adj.
1954 Newcastle Sun (NSW) 29 July 9/2-3: Players would have to rely more on the ‘ringie’ — the man who runs the game [...] A dishonest ‘ringie’ with hangers-on betting for him on the side, could rig the result with a slick turn of the wrist.at ringie, n.