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The Adventures of Pete
Paddock Basher
But when two bumbling robbers need a getaway car, poor old Pete gets nabbed and so begins The Adventures of Pete Paddock Basher. Each of these six slapstick stories sees Pete end up in loads of unexpected, hilarious situations.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
paddock-basher. noun. a worn-out old vehicle used to drive around a country
property AUSTRALIA • The survey didn't show much difference between the
motives of city and country buyers, he said, because it relates to wagon-style (or
non- ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
And wasn't there a paddock basher over by the tank?" "Let's have a look. Leave
the barrows for a sec." "We can't use a vehicle to take the ammonium down to the
road, if that's what you're thinking. Too noisy." Kevin didn't bother to answer.
Jake wouldn't change a thing. But then Robbie has the idea of the century: rescue the old wreck from the ditch and make it into a paddock basher. Yes! Buzz, however, puts a spanner in the works by saying he's not paying for it all.
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
An enclosure for spectators at a racecourse. paddock basher or paddock bomb
An old car, generally unregistered, used for driving around the paddocks or the
bush. paddock chicken A wild rabbit. Paddy's lantern The moon. Paddy's poke A
...
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The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car
One da y the father asked Holden enthusiast Vince Meredith if he w ould help
him start the FJ as he wanted to use it as a 'paddock basher' on his Maryborough
property. Vince was appalled and convinced his farmer friend to sell him the car ...
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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
My favourite vehicle was this monster car they used as a paddock basher. It was
made up of an incredible variety of bits and pieces and was painted green. We
would drive it around for hours. I envied the amount of freedom those kids had, ...
Thompson, Archie, , Archie Thompson, Michael Winkler, 2010
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It's All about Australia, Mate
Aussies use other types of substitutions, too, particularly metaphors – names or
terms that are not applicable. An old car is called a bomb or a rust bucket, an off-
road vehicle a paddock basher, a pushbike a treadley and a poker machine a ...
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The Bibliography of Australian Literature: F-J
... 324 Perseus and Erythia and other poems, 618 Personal Poems, 571 Personal
Tribute to Henry Lawson, 96 Persons of Rank, 563 Persuader, 346 Petals and
Thorns, 546 Petals in the Wind, 586 Pete and Roland, 207 Pete Paddock-Basher,
...
John Arnold, John A. Hay, Sally Batten, 2001
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Paper Tigers - Roaring Lions
“That's what we call a 'paddock basher,' which we drive around the property for
the odds and sods jobs. It's never registered and we cannot take it out on the
roads,” replied Kymberly. There were two large silos, which Kymberly explained
were ...
James Emlyn Griffiths, 2008
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «PADDOCK-BASHER»
Здесь показано, как национальная и международная пресса использует термин
paddock-basher в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.
Australian Public Accidentally Elects Person Who Represents Them.
I want to know about sick tricks done pulled off in a paddock-basher. I want to know what he's doing to fix up his old commodore. I don't want ... «SBS, Мар 15»
Don't shoot the mistletoebird!
... like bullets into the vineyard, the Misfits bolted down the rows and jumped aboard the vineyard's paddock-basher, an ill-tempered and fickle Ford utility. «Cowra Community News, Фев 15»
Loving life in the fast lane
When he was 11, he got his first 'paddock-basher', and at 12 he changed his first gearbox in a car. "I've always had something to do with cars," ... «Northern Star, Июн 12»
