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A smile will come when the reader learns of the necessity for n "glossary" in the Daily Mail following the arrivals of the Anzacs in England. Here it is: Dinkum—Genuine. Shiekered—Drunk. A.W.O.L.—Away without leave. Cobber—Friend. Dong—Bang on the head. Pommy—Engl ishinan. Digger—Australian (especially an Australian private). A fair cow—Great disappointment-
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 213, 16 September 1940, Page 6
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51EXPLANATIONS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 213, 16 September 1940, Page 6
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