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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1961Vol. XXXII, No. 2

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p. 58 · Read in the full issue

Australians who pione cattle-raising on the plaim New Caledonia in the early of the French Colony have their mark on the language.: J. K. Hollyman, of AucH University, reports in a n issue of the University’s Ga: He says that such wordJ station, stockman, stock (for stockwhip), stockyard, co, paddock, run, meuster muster) are current in usage.

He adds that the Austr influence has been so la “that the New Caledo stockman, whether Melane Javanese or European in 01 still utters when exasperate! ritual Australian term bagrite!”.