10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRICKFIELDER»
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brickfielder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases ...
The main characteristic of the true brickfielder was neither flames nor fimzes,—
and certainly not heat,— but choking du.tt.] I839. W. H. Leigh, 'Reconnoitering
Voyages, Travels, and Adventures in the new Colony of South Australia,' etc., p.
Edward Ellis Morris, 2011
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Anonymous. 1862. F. j. jobson, Australia with Notes by the Way, 155. The
brickfielders are usually followed, before the day closej, with 'southbusters' [sic.].
1863. Frank Fowler,The Athenäum,Feb. 21,264,i. The brickfielder is
notthehotwind atall ...
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Australia and the East: being a journal narrative of a ...
118 A BRICKFIELDER. on. The life-blood of the colony was ever, and is still, its
wool. Let its character in the English and foreign markets be sustained, (which
has lately, lam sorry to say, from its being ill got up, been retrograding,) and the ...
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A Sketch of New South Wales ...
Returning home, he discovers that the house is full of sand ; that the brickfielder
has even insinuated itself between the leaves of his books ; that at dinner he will
probably find that his favourite dish has been spoiled by the brickfielder.
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Excursions in New South Wales, Western Australia, and Van ...
A BRICKFIELDER. 'Z(J3 on which to found one ; but in noticing the climate, I have
considered myself bound not to omit mentioning a circumstance of such
consequence. It is a grand and magnificent spectacle to observe the fire
spreading itself ...
William Henry Breton, 1833
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The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook
... northerly wind that blows from the desert interior across southern Australia. The
name “brick fielder” originated bora – brickfielder GLOSSARY GLOSSARY bora –
brickfielder GLOSSARY in Sydney, where winds carried dust from the ...
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Weather and Climate
Any generally light wind. brickfielder (brickfelder) A hot, dry, and often dust-laden
northerly wind experienced along the southeastern coastlands of Australia (for
example, in Victoria) during the summer. It is caused by a poleward advance of ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Eric Partridge. brick walls, make . To eat one's food without masticating it: lower
classes': late C.19–20. brickduster . A dust-storm: Sydney (–1880); coll. See
BRICKFIELDER. bricked . Smartly or fashionably dressed: late C.16–mid-17: ?
orig. c.
The local winds marked 1 and 2 in the given diagram are: (a) Berg and
brickfielder. (b) Brickfielder and southerly-bursters. (c) Dust devil and southerly
burster. (d) Dust-devil and Berg. 50. The local winds shown in the map of
Australia blow in ...
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Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the ...
To an oppressingly hot, close, sultry day of entire calm, the thermometer marking
109° Fahr. in shade, there had suddenly sprung up a “ Brickfielder,“ that dreaded
south wind, which may be considered one of the worst plagues of Sydney, ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRICKFIELDER»
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21 wonderful words for wind
A cold wind from the south that follows the Brickfielder. 6. BURAN. A strong north-easterly wind in Siberia and Central Asia that is hot in the ... «The Week Magazine, Apr 14»
University Challenge: Are these the 20 toughest questions Jeremy …
(a) In Sydney, Australia, what is the Brickfielder? (b) What, in the USA, is 'brick', which has an elastic texture, is full of holes, and is sold in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
The most famous winds of the world
Brickfielder: a hot and dry wind that blows in the desert of Southern Australia, during the summer season. Calima: a dust wind originating in the Sahara, which ... «SurferToday, Feb 13»
Western Australia Sizzles, Adelaide and Melbourne Are Next
Hot northwesterly "brickfielder" winds will drive the heat into Melbourne in Friday, lifting the temperature to about 105 degrees. «AccuWeather.com, Jan 13»
Apparel Exports promise growth: With its strong industry linkages …
What's common to Brickfielder, Khamsin and Harmattan? The question was one among the many posed to students as part of an aptitude test ... «Daily Mail, Apr 12»
Overlooked Records 2011
... be hard-pressed to find anything under that name that's as busy and relentlessly engaging. (Listen to Mind Over Mirrors' "Brickfielder" here.) ... «Pitchfork Media, Aug 11»
Here is a brief sample of words I have submitted to Australia's …
Beanbag, alf, home unit, brickfielder, bombo, wool cheque, boat people and surf club are examples. and its international content. The Macquarie is also a ... «The Monthly, Aug 10»
