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Bindle. Two hobos walking along railroad tracks after being put off a train. One is carrying a bindle. A bindle is the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the American sub-culture of hobos. [ 1] The bindle is colloquially known as the blanket stick, particularly within the Northeastern hobo community.
Hobo spider. The hobo spider ( Eratigena agrestis, formerly Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders, but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider. Individuals construct a funnel -shaped structure of silk sheeting and lie in wait at the small end of the funnel for prey ...
Australian funnel-web spider. Atracidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders, commonly known as Australian funnel-web spiders or atracids. It has been included as a subfamily of the Hexathelidae, but is now recognised as a separate family. [ 1] All members of the family are native to Australia. [ 1][ 2] Atracidae consists of three genera: Atrax ...
Two hoboes, one carrying a bindle, walking along railroad tracks after being put off a train (c. 1880s –1930s). A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States. [1] [2] Hoboes, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works.
It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". [ 1] The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" ( swag) slung over one's back. [ 2] The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or "swagman", boiling a billy at a bush camp and capturing a stray jumbuck (sheep ...
Swagman. Photograph of a swagman, c. 1901. A swagman (also called a swaggie, sundowner or tussocker) was a transient labourer who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying his belongings in a swag. The term originated in Australia in the 19th century and was later used in New Zealand. Swagmen were particularly common in Australia during ...
pond .band. Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has consisted of Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland. Pond is often heavily associated with fellow Perth-based psychedelic rock/pop band Tame ...
Australian Tennis magazine invited readers to suggest a nickname for the Davis Cup team in 1996. [12] The Australia Fed Cup team has been called the Cockatoos , first suggested by player Casey Dellacqua in a press conference at the April 2012 match against Germany .