10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMU PARADE»
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
emu bob | enema queen emu bob; emu parade; emu patrol; emu stalk; emu walk
noun a patrol by a group of people over a certain area of ground for the purpose
of searching or cleaning the area Australia, 1941 • Every Monday an emu ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Hence also emuin'g, and emu parade, 'In the army, a parade to clean up an area
by ”emu-bobbing'” (Wilkes): WW2. Ex prec. En Zed. New Zealand: NZ, hence also
Aus., troops: WW1, 2. Common among NZ civilians since ca. 1910. Also solid ...
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
An emu-bobber is someone who does this. emu parade Any group of people
collecting litter or unwanted material from an area. It was originally a military
parade to clean up an area but is now used for any such group, particularly
school ...
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PORTCULLIS: Book 3 in the Kings Keep Series
The group watched in amazement as Alistair picked up a spade and headed for
the latrines area. 'I also saw a few careless instant noodles packets in the bushes
,' Mr Ritter added, 'so a final sweep of the area wouldn't hurt. 'Emu parade' we ...
the Bay of Fires by ten a.m. According to his editor, some locals were gathering at
that time to perform an emu parade on the beach where the woman was found.
The emu parade involved participants lining up shouldertoshoulder and slowly ...
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A Long Way to Goulacullin
Paul usually had some sort of meat on his sandwiches and I would have either
Vegemite or dripping. We used to swap our sandwiches and stories. The school
had what was called an emu parade every week. It was usually a lot of fun.
John Kingston McMahon, 2013
Our school grounds are beautiful. We have tall trees and big, open spaces to run
and play in. Why don't children appreciate the beautiful surroundings of their
schools? I think schools should have an “emu parade” at the end of every
lunchtime ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
... thatbends to pick thingsoffthe ground AUSTRALIA, 1966 emubob verb to pick
things up off the ground, such as litteror kindling AUSTRALIA, 1926 emu bob;
emu parade; emupatrol; emustalk; emu walknoun a patrol by agroup of people
over ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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The Bibliography of Australian Literature
... 440 Emu Kite, 339 Emu Parade, 461 Enchanted Forest, 595 Enchanted
Rainforest, 305 Enchanting Isles, 412 Enchanting Surgeon, 172 Encircling Love (
with Hymns and Verses), 528 Encounter with a Song, 283 End of Cornwall, 192
End of ...
John Arnold, John Hay, Kerry Kilner, 2008
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The Torch and the Sword: A History of the Army Cadet ...
HQ AAC File 2004/1030632/1, and Hope, J., 'Emu Parade for AAC Victoria', in
Army Newspaper, 21 October 2004, p. 5. 46 Annex A to Minute, RMC to Cadet
Wings, dated 16 December 1998. HQ AAC File 123/1/1(5), Department of
Defence, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMU PARADE»
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Man armed with knife attacks Melbourne shopkeeper with glass jars …
Less than 15 minutes later, the offender struck again at a milk bar 5km away in Emu Parade in Jacana. Security cameras captured the moment ... «9news.com.au, May 15»
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The offender fled empty-handed before visiting another convenience store in Emu Parade, Jacana. He demanded the shop worker give him ... «Herald Sun, May 15»
Moorabbin's 50th anniversary
It was walking in lines like an emu parade that they do in the army. That was interesting. I can't remember much about the game, other than we ... «St Kilda, Apr 15»
Volunteers and dirty get down for clean-up
AUSTRALIA'S biggest emu parade kicked off on the Sunshine Coast yesterday with more than 1000 volunteers grabbing their rubber gloves ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Mar 15»
Only a brief local ceasefire granted
... (roughly a circle of 40 kilometres radius) where there is wreckage will be safe, whether for an armed, or disarmed, forensic emu parade. «The Canberra Times, Jul 14»
In bed with Phillip Adams
Enjoy the jaunt; his gleeful emu parade littered with scraps of truth and the gristle of hypocrisy. That's where you find Adams' genius as an ... «Eureka Street, Mar 13»
It's wet but atleast it's tidy
But about half an hour into the emu parade, the heavens opened and the anticipated rain tumbled down. "We had got most of it done, but we ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Mar 13»
Forget the cigar, give the man a pen!
He still has the pen! Aren't we lucky to have people like Steven in our lives? Are you part of Steven's Emu Parade for pens? blog. Read More «Toowoomba Chronicle, Apr 12»
'Emu parades' suggested for Hub's new surface
EMU PARADE: Centre manager David Lee, second from left, and project manager Phil Waite, far right, look for stones on the Hub's number one ... «Taranaki Daily News, Apr 11»
Volunteers unite to help Cowboys
Ian was part of a group which removed grass from the fences and walked across the ovals in an emu parade looking for debris. “We found ... «Warwick Daily News, Jan 11»
