Woolloomooloo
Language:
Sydney
Australian:
Wallah Mallah
English JS Main:
Woolloomooloo
English:
[the darkies never say Wooloomooloo, but Wallah. Sometimes Wallah Mallah. neither did they say Warringah or Kuringa, but Warringai and Kuringai, accent on the last syllable, long ÒiÓ. [John C. Waterman: ÔRecollections of SydneyÕ: JRAHS, Vol. VIII Supplt, 1923]]
Category:
place: Harbour: S
Source:
Waterman, John C.
Page:
359
Line:
23
Respelt:
Wala nula
Part of speech:
noun
Meaning Clue:
"Wallah Mallah" Wala mala = "[the darkies never say Wooloomooloo, but Wallah. Sometimes Wallah Mallah. neither did they say Warringah or Kuringa, but Warringai and Kuringai, accent on the last syllable, long ‘i’. [John C. Waterman: ’Recollections of Sydney’: JRAHS, Vol. VIII Supplt, 1923]]" Woolloomooloo : Waterman, John C. [:359:23] []
Source Details:
John C. Waterman: ’Recollections of Sydney’: JRAHS, Vol. VIII Supplt, 1923: pp. 359-362.