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Wednesday, 14 November 2018

First World War Aussie Banter - C.J. Dennis' Digger Smith Glossary


I was reading C.J. Dennis' famous book "Digger Smith" published by Angus and Robertson in 1918 and noticed that it includes a glossary of common terms that "the Digger" uses. They contain many phrases commonly used at the time and are reproduced below. One of my favourites is the word "cove" meaning a bloke.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee
 

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