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It may be thought by some precisians that all AustralasianEnglish is a corruption of the language. Howitt, `Australia,' p. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand,' p. 17: In the early days of Australian settlement, when the shores ofPort Jackson were occupied by a sparse population, and theregion beyond w

Trollope, `Australia and New Zealand,' vol. Lady Barker, `Station Life in New Zealand,' p. 75: With hook and line along the rocks of our sea-coast thesefishes are caught, but the bait should be crabs. 39: The old colonists still repeat the most terrible stories ofBlack Thursday, when the whole country seemed to be on fire.