10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUSEABOUT»
Discover the use of
rouseabout in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rouseabout and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
. . Set on the beautiful island of Tasmania, where Rachael Treasure once kicked up her own heels at B&S balls, The Rouseabout is an unforgettable story about discovering the things that truly matter, and finding love that lasts.
Middleton's. Rouseabout. Mar.—1890 Tall and freckled and sandy, Face of a
country lout; This was the picture of Andy, Middleton's Rouseabout. Type of a
coming nation, In the land of cattle and sheep, Worked on Middleton's station, '
Pound a ...
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Traditional Australian Verse: The Essential Collection ...
Henry Lawson Tall and feckled and sandy, Face of a country lout; This was the
picture of Andy, Middleton's Rouseabout. Type of a coming nation, In the land of
cattle and sheep, Worked on Middleton's station, “Pound a week and his keep”.
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60 Classic Australian Poems: With Commentaries by Geoff Page
Flourishing beard and sandy, Tall and solid and stout: This is the picture of Andy,
Middleton's Rouseabout. Now on his own dominions Works with his overseers;
Hasn't any opinions, Hasn't any idears. Henry Lawson (1867–1922), 'the face on
...
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Kel Richards' Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
This meaning developed in Australia and New Zealandinthe19th century – it'
srecorded in this sense from 1861. Earlier'rouseabout' had existed asan English
dialect word(a Somerset word, to be precise) withthe meaning of a restless,
roaming ...
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Mateship and Moneymaking
they yelled at the rouseabout, 'sheep-o!' at the penner-up. The grazier was under
constant pressure to keep a regular flow of sheep up to the shearers. Extended
breakdowns in machinery could even lead to legal suits. Militant unionists and ...
I intended, Mr. Reckless, to have sent you on shore in charge of the cutter ; but
with that disgraceful black eye of yours I cannot think of letting you leave the ship,
" observed Mr. Rouseabout to our hero, as the latter followed the first Li utenant ...
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Speaking Out of Turn: Lectures and Speeches, 1940-1991
The poem I'm thinking of is 'Middleton's Rouseabout' (1890). Middleton's
rouseabout is the one who eventually beats the squatter for whom he's worked. I
hope you won't think I'm being too facetious, but the rouseabout for Middleton has
got ...
Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark, 1997
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Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk (Complete)
At daybreak, Marshall and I and the rouseabout started on goodhorses, each
goingatdifferent angles, but agreeing tomeet at theDebil debil Waterhole,and to
wait there for each other. If any one of us did notcome after a certain time, we
were to ...
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The Purple Tree: The Queensland Outback in The 1860s
He's my station hand, a rouseabout, and a wrangler occasionally, at my place,”
said Lance, pointing in the direction of a small man, standing nearby. “His name's
Clarence, but, you better not call him that! He's always looking for gold, but, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUSEABOUT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rouseabout is used in the context of the following news items.
The Shearers
Before Cammo got into radio he had a crack at a couple of jobs and one of them was as a rouseabout in a shearing shed and he quickly discovered what hard ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
From odd jobs to the outback
BACKPACKER turned rouseabout Berengere 'Berry' Carpentier is from France, but has been travelling through outback Australia. Chantel Renae Photography ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
Accused denies killing Hayley Dodd
Hayley, who had a petite build and who looked younger than her age, had been working as a rouseabout in a Dongara shearing shed when she decided to ... «The West Australian, May 15»
City v Country: Local side Temora to test NRL stars in contact …
Now an NRL development officer, Henderson spent his first few months in Temora working as a rouseabout. “Or a shearer's labourer,'' he laughs for readers ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
Young shearers can earn big money, but first they have to finish …
Some of the participants have already been working as rouseabouts for shearing crews, while others have never stepped foot in a shearing shed or handled a ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
From battery hens in Singapore to shearing in southern New South …
Rouseabouting in a shearing shed in southern New South Wales is a shift from growing up on a battery hen farm among high rise buildings in northern ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
Your guide to activities for the whole family in Rouse Hill and nearby …
The Rouseabout train also will run during the three weeks. Details: rhtc.com.au or call 9421 2300. CONVICT FOOTPRINTS. Writer Steven Hopley and director ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jan 15»
On the boards: Australian shearers speak-up on alcohol, drugs and …
"Most shearers do swear and have a beer when they're finished; I think that's more confronting than what they do to a sheep," says rouseabout Michelle ... «ABC Online, Jul 14»
Life pressing wool in outback
"I started off as a rouseabout and ended being a presser. "I did odd jobs at first but I didn't end up as a shearer because I didn't like it, it was really hard yakka.”. «ABC Online, May 14»
All hands on deck for shearing at Wartaka
Alice Ingram is from Dimboola in Victoria and has been working in shearing sheds as a rouseabout for almost two years. She says she enjoys the lifestyle and ... «ABC Online, Apr 14»
