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| Family tree |
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This is a chart that shows how members of the family are related to each other. It shows who family members married and who their children were. A family tree can also be used for animals to show their pedigree. |
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| Melbourne Cup |
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This is an annual horserace that is run on the first Tuesday in November in Melbourne, Victoria. This is a major event that was first run in 1861. |
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| Side-saddle |
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This style of riding was designed for women. It was not considered polite for a woman in skirts to sit with one leg on each side of the horse, instead, the rider sits with both feet on the same side. |
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| Tucker bag |
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A tucker bag was used for carrying food for riding or walking trips. |
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| Hobbled |
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To stop horses from wandering away (usually at night), the rider would loosely tie the legs of the horse together. |
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| Guruulbarng |
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A Wiradjuri Aboriginal word meaning 'Hello' |
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| Ya.Minyah |
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A Wiradjuri Aboriginal word meaning 'Goodbye'. |
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| Baptised |
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Baptism is a ceremony of the Christian church usually given to babies. The ceremony involves the sprinkling of water onto the child or placing them in water to represent spiritual cleansing. |
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| Gold fossicker |
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Also known as a gold digger, the term is used to describe a person who is looking for gold either by digging it out or panning for gold in a stream. |
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| Jo-san |
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Cantonese for goodmorning. Literally means "Have you eaten your rice?"
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| Rivulet |
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Small stream of water.
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| Master |
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A title given to a boy or young man. 'Miss' is used for young girls and unmarried women. The title given to adult men is Mister (Mr) and to married women Misses (Mrs). Today if a woman does not want to be referred to as married or unmarried she will use Ms. |
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| The Commonwealth Of Australia |
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A federation of Australia's states and territories, including Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and Northern Territory, governed by a large central government (Federal) and by smaller state governments. |
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| Mounted infantry |
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Soldiers who rode horses into battle. |
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