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Thread #36002   Message #495339
Posted By: GUEST,chrisj
30-Jun-01 - 08:30 AM
Thread Name: Waltzing Mathilda Aussie Slang Words
Subject: RE: Help: Waltzing Mathilda Aussie Slang Words
The term 'stockman' equates to 'cowboy' whereas 'squatter' and 'grazier' equates to 'rancher'. The coolibah tree is sometimes spelled 'coolabah'. Swagmen were common in the bush in times of economic depression and 'going bush' meant tramping like 'hoboes' in America. They also referred to it as 'on the wallaby'.