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Title: Joe Wilson and His Mates

Author: Henry Lawson

Posting Date: July 27, 2008 [EBook #1036]
Release Date: September, 1997

Language: English

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Produced by Alan R. Light, and Gary M. Johnson

JOE WILSON AND HIS MATES

by Henry Lawson

Transcriber's Note: This etext was entered twice (manually) and
electronically compared, by Alan R. Light This method assures a low rate
of errors in the text--often lower than in the original. Special thanks
go to Gary M. Johnson, of Takoma Park, Maryland, for his assistance in
procuring a copy of the original text, and to the readers of
soc.culture.australian and rec.arts.books (USENET newsgroups) for their
help in preparing the glossary. Italicized words or phrases are
capitalized. Some obvious errors may have been corrected.

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An incomplete glossary of Australian, British, or antique terms and
concepts which may prove helpful to understanding this book:

"A house where they took in cards on a tray" (from Joe Wilson's
Courtship): An upper class house, with servants who would take a
visitor's card (on a tray) to announce their presence, or, if the family
was out, to keep a record of the visit.

Anniversary Day: Mentioned in the text, is now known as Australia Day.
It commemorates the establishment of the first English settlement in
Australia, at Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), on 26 January 1788.

Gin: An obvious abbreviation of "aborigine", it only refers to *female*
aborigines, and is now considered derogatory. It was not considered
derogatory at the time Lawson wrote.

Jackaroo: At the time Lawson wrote, a Jackaroo was a "new chum" or
newcomer to Australia, who sought work on a station to gain experience.
The term now applies to any young man working as a station hand. A
female station hand is a Jillaroo. Variant: Jackeroo.

Old-fashioned child: A child that acts old for their age. Americans
would say 'Precocious'.

'Possum: In Australia, a class of marsupials that were originally
mistaken for possums. They ar