10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLY GROG»
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sly grog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Bearbrass: Imagining Early Melbourne
Sly grog shops Slygrogging was thesellingof liquor without a licence. Eating
houses were often outlets forslygrog, but morecommonly the stuff could be
bought from the householders of anynumber of shabbyhutsin thetown. Every
serious ...
2
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. + sly-cap, a sly or a cunning man (Otway, 1681), and the much more gen.
smooth-boots, late C.16—early 18. sly grog. 'Liquor sold without a licence' (
Wilkes): Aus.: since early C.19. Esp. in compounds, e.g. sly grog shop (Wilkes ...
3
Jacob Goode and His Burnett Inn
Not everyone appreciated what the hawkers offered when men such as William
Gurney became involved with the sly grog trade.48 Property owners and
stockholders asked for laws to be instigated and police to be employed to monitor
the ...
Dr. Judith A. Grimes, 2013
4
Gold, Gamblers and
Sly Grog: Life on the Goldfields, 1850-1900
The rush for Gold - daily life on the goldfields - Law and order - the leagacy of Hargraves.
5
110 degrees in the Waterbag:
You'll notice ifanyone had the sly grog most of them were Italians and run by their
women.35 For Italian miners, visiting and drinking with friends and paesani gave
them the opportunity to participate in family life, which those who were married ...
Lenore Layman, Criena Fitzgerald, 2011
6
Exiled: The Port Arthur Convict Photographs
Grog To be drunk as often as possible Public houses and sly grog shops were
among the few places where convict men and women could meet and enjoy
themselves: smoking, playing cards or dice, dancing and singing or just
swapping ...
7
The Lingo: Listening to Australian English
GROG, originally rum, often mixed with water but soon extended to any alcoholic
drink, has given us a number of combinations, such as SLY GROG, the illegal
alcohol sold in SLY GROG huts and sly grog tents during the 19th century and ...
8
Addictions and Healing in Aboriginal Country
Further, what a sly grog runner would add to the profit margin often makes for
incredible and exorbitant costs associated with maintaining supply. Table 4:
Comparison of cost of supply of selected alcohol items by location Location
Carlton of ...
9
Australian Heroes and Adventurers
But the harmony of such scenes was but too often disturbed by the noise of
drunken revelry"Sottish sets more opulent than wise, The sly grog shanties and
hotel comprise; Wasting the profits of their jewell'd claims, In hurtful stimulants
and ...
... a house was wrecked in St Peters. Two nights later George Baker, known as
Jack, was shot and killed. He had been convicted of selling sly grog the day
before while Nigger Fox was stabbed on the porch of his sly-grog shop in
Alexandria.
James Morton, Susanna Lobez, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLY GROG»
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sly grog is used in the context of the following news items.
Businesses at 45 S. French Broad Ave. unveil big changes
The Sly Grog originated in a booth space Watson and Hardcastle shared in 2011. Since then, it has gained popularity and has grown into a dedicated wine, beer ... «Mountain Xpress, May 15»
Halls Creek alcohol restrictions have cut violence but black market …
... Guardian Australia the alcohol restrictions had fuelled the “sly grog” trade. ... “They're spending more of their money on grog and there's less left over for food.”. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
One of Sydney's seediest grog bars Sly could be about to rise again …
ONE of Sydney's seediest sly grog bars, that came complete with a notorious underworld bootlegger as barmaid, could be about to rise again as a gin joint. «The Daily Telegraph, Jan 15»
Sex and the city: take a walk on Sydney's steamy side
There was also a thriving market in sly grog shops, thanks to strict regulation of alcohol from 1916 until mid-century. These laws prevented pubs opening on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
Former Stonnington Council worker jailed for at least 18 months for …
A FORMER Stonnington Council employee who ran sly grog deals that swindled more than $600,000 from the council has been jailed for a minimum of 18 ... «Herald Sun, Nov 14»
Alcohol-fuelled violence led support staff to flee Aurukun
“There have been large quantities of sly grog coming into the community and there ... considering tougher laws on sly grogging and home brewing as it reviewed ... «The Australian, Jun 14»
Personal Alcohol Licence a radical plan to address sly grog woes in …
Potent home brews, known as monkey blood, and bootlegging of sly grog are blamed for much of the violence, dysfunction and alcohol-related illness in ... «Courier Mail, May 14»
Buried treasure under the sly grog shop at Murrendale Park
Driving over the hills behind Buchan and down the windy dirt road that leads to Murrendale Park homestead, it's easy to imagine what travellers on the Cobb ... «ABC Local, Feb 14»
Guns of Remuera
It emerged that the killers, Ronald Jorgensen and John Gillies, acted for a rival “sly grog” operation in Ponsonby. Gillies had smoked marijuana before carrying a ... «New Zealand Listener, Oct 13»
Flying squad to hit sly grog trade
THE State Government is planning to set up an undercover flying squad to target the sly grog trade fuelling violence at more than a dozen Aboriginal ... «Courier Mail, Oct 13»
