Big Smoke

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[edit] Early usage

William Haygarth, writing about 1840s New South Wales, Australia says that Sydney was referred to as the 'big smoke' by Aboriginal people. [1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Haygarth, W.H. Recollections of bush life in Australia during a residence of eight years in the interior 1848
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