lum.

Lollies: Candy, sweets.

'Possum/Possum: In Australia, a class of marsupials that were
originally mistaken for the American animal of the same name. They
are not especially related to the possums of North and South
America, other than being marsupials.

Public/Pub.: The traditional pub. in Australia was a hotel with a
"public" bar--hence the name. The modern pub has often (not always)
dispensed with the lodging, and concentrated on the bar.

Push: A group of people sharing something in common; Lawson uses the
word in an older and more particular sense, as a gang of violent
city hoodlums.

Ratty: Shabby, dilapidated; somewhat eccentric, perhaps even
slightly mad.

Selector: A free selector, a farmer who selected and settled land
by lease or license from the government.

Shout: To buy a round of drinks.

Sliprails/slip-rails: movable rails, forming a section of fence,
which can be taken down in lieu of a gate.

Sly grog shop or shanty: An unlicensed bar or liquor-store,
especially one selling cheap or poor-quality liquor.

Squatter: A person who first settled on land without government
permission, and later continued by lease or license, generally to
raise stock; a wealthy rural landowner.

Station: A farm or ranch, especially one devoted to cattle or sheep.

Stoush: Violence; to do violence to.

Tea: In addition to the regular meaning, Tea can also mean a light
snack or a meal (i.e., where Tea is served). In particular, Morning
Tea (about 10 AM) and Afternoon Tea (about 3 PM) are nothing more
than a snack, but Evening Tea (about 6 PM) is a meal. When just
"Tea" is used, it usually means the evening meal. Variant: Tea-
time.

Tucker: Food.

Also: a hint with the seasons--remember that the seasons are
reversed from those in the northern hemisphere, hence June may be
hot, but December is even hotter. Australia is at a lower latitude
than the United States, so the winters are not harsh by US
standards, and are not even mild in the north. In fact, large parts
of Australia are governed more by "dry" versus "wet" than by Spring-
Summer-Fall-Winter.

(Alan Light, Monroe, North Carolina, March 1998.)

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