G’Day – hello! G’Day cobber – hello good friend Gabba – Wooloongabba – Brisbane Cricket Ground Gabster – radio talk … More
Tag: Australia
Just a few facts…
I got tagged AGAIN…by Felix over at Much Ado About Nothing In case you don’t know…I…being of the PIRATE persuasion … More
The E of Aussie Slang
Earbasher – someone who talks excessively; a bore Earbashing – nagging, non-stop chatter Earwig – eavesdropper; to eavesdrop Easterner – … More
The day they bombed Darwin.
Exactly 70 years ago today the Japanese attacked and devastated Darwin in a morning bombing raid. Unlike Pearl Harbour the … More
Australian Music I grew up with: 1976 – 1979
In 1976 Sherbet dominated the Australian charts – they had three songs in the top Australian hits from that years … More
Australian music I grew up with: 1970 – 1975
I am an Aussie sheila – and the influential years were spent in Sydney listening to the greatest bands in … More
The D of Aussie Slang
Dag : 1) The bits that collect under a sheep’s tail 2) A likeable amusing person 3) An uncoordinated or … More
The Doll
I was eight. It was the Christmas holidays which meant Nana and Pop’s house. Nana was blind and Pop – … More
Lions on the Edge
Seriously – this for real. NO DIGITAL FIDGETING DONE AT ALL It is called… “Lions on the Edge” and it … More
The C of Aussie Slang
Cactus – Ruined, finished Can – Toilet Cane Toad – A toad that lives in Queensland, a person who hails … More