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Re: 1960's Australian bonsai publications

Posted: October 13th, 2021, 11:40 am

by terryb

Not a spelling error. Australian colloquialism for "germs/pathogens" and not intended as a derogatory term for European immigrants in this context.

Re: 1960's Australian bonsai publications

Posted: October 13th, 2021, 7:47 pm

by Dean.C

Interesting , i never heard that word used in that way before , must have been less commonly used by the time i was born .

terryb wrote: ↑October 13th, 2021, 11:40 am Not a spelling error. Australian colloquialism for "germs/pathogens" and not intended as a derogatory term for European immigrants in this context.