Combo Waterhole is a waterhole (billabongBillabong (/ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ BIL-ə-bong) is an Australian term for an oxbow lake, an isolated pond left behind after a river changes course. Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billabong
billabong. An originally aboriginal word for a section of still water adjacent to a river, cut off by a change in the watercourse, cf. an oxbow lake. In the Australian outback, a billabong generally retains water longer than the watercourse itself, so it may be the only water for miles around. billy.
Based on a true story, it is about a man who lives in the Australian outback in his swag, whereupon he gets himself into trouble by killing the sheep of a landowner nearby. While the song sounds like a 'boppy' tune, it actually has quite a dark meaning behind it.
Combo Waterhole is 132km northwest of Winton off the Landsborough Highway, and is believed by some to be the setting for the story of Waltzing Matilda, or at least part of the inspiration.
A controversial new play challenging the origins of Australia's favourite song, Waltzing Matilda, contends that the lyrics were written about a love affair and are a coded manifesto of workers' rights.
To carry a swag; to travel the road. A matilda is a swag, the roll or bundle of possessions carried by an itinerant worker or swagman.
A jumbuck is a name for a sheep. Formerly quite common, now virtually obsolete except for its prominent placement in the national song Waltzing Matilda, jumbuck originated from Aboriginal Pidgin English, where it seems as though it might have related to the phrase jump up.
Birthday Waterhole is 14.4 kilometres from the turn-off on Namatjira Drive and is accessed by a dirt road which is 9.6km West of Larapinta Drive. It is suitable for high clearance 4WDs ONLY.
An oasis is a waterhole in a desert region.
jumbuck. Jumbuck is an Australian word for a 'sheep'. It is best known from Banjo Paterson's use of it in Waltzing Matilda.
Brandon Walters (born January 1996) is an Indigenous Australian actor known for his performance as Nullah in the 2008 film Australia.
Background Information. Waltzing Matilda is Australia's most widely known traditional song. Banjo Paterson wrote the words during a visit to a Queensland property, Dagworth, in 1895. The words may refer to an incident the previous year, when striking shearers burned down the Dagworth shearing shed.
The word Billabong's origins
The term billabong comes from the Wiradjuri word 'bilabang' which translates to 'lake'. The Wiradjuri language is from the Aboriginal Wiradhuric tribe, located in New South Wales. The section bila translates to 'river', whereas the bang refers to 'continuing in time or space'.
The Wiradjuri are a group of indigenous Australian Aboriginal people that live in central New South Wales. The language scientists stress that "billa" means "river," and "bong" or "bung" means "dead."
The bunyip is a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.
Having little or no water. anhydrous. arid. dehydrated. parched.
The deepest blue hole in the world at 300.89 meters (987 feet) deep is in the South China Sea and is named the Dragon Hole, or Longdong. The second deepest blue hole in the world with underwater entrance at 202 metres (663 ft) is Dean's Blue Hole, located in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island, Bahamas.
Your local watering hole is the pub or restaurant in your neighborhood where people meet for drinks, but mostly for conversation and companionship.
It's when you turn double the age of the day you were born on, (turning 24 on the 12th). Turning 50 has also been considered a golden birthday year, and many people choose to decorate with black and gold.
The term 'Waltzing' is slang for travelling on foot, and often you will be travelling with your belongings in a 'Matilda'. According to the National Library of Australia: 'Matilda is an old Teutonic female name meaning 'mighty battle maid'.
"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" (swag) slung over one's back.
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, “You'll come a-waltzing Matilda** with me.” Yet possibly the most famous swagman of them all was a Welshman, Joseph Jenkins. Joseph Jenkins (1818-98) was born at Blaenplwyf near Talsarn, Cardiganshire in 1818, one of twelve children.