Geoff,
See the Macquarie Dictionary for more general terms
or Neville Richie and Ray Hooker's An Archaeological Guide to Mining
Terminology in Australasian Historical Archaeology Vol 15 1997 for the more
specific terms
Iain Stuart
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> From: geoff carver [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Subject: Re: Arbitary Levels
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> Denis Gojak schrieb:
> > Gaye
> >
> > Yet another example of where Australian know-how has turned a obsolete,
> > redundant and quaint English word into a vibrant and effective noun.
> See
> > also 'rort', 'mullock', 'bludger' and other words equally useful in
> > archaeological contexts.
> >
> > Denis Gojak
> uhm: translation, please...?
>
> geoff carver
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