It's me Sydney ~
I hope you enjoy my web page.
My registered name is ~
*Mateer's Sydney Coolabah Billabong*
but everyone just calls me "Sydney".
Here are a few of my puppy photos ~
This is me lookin' at me-self ~
This is me trying to get my collar off ~
This is me stalking the cat ~
Just chewing up a stick ~
This is me in the sun ~
Can you see the sun rays???
Please visit my adult page
to see how big I've grown.
Here is a great Aussie song for you to sing ~
by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson
Oh! there once was a swagman camped in a Billabong,
Under the shade of a Coolabah tree;
And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling,
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling?
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag ~
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water-hole,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee;
And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."
Down came the Squatter a-riding his thoroughbred;
Down came Policemen -- one, two and three.
"Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!"
But the swagman he up and he jumped in the water-hole,
Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree;
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
Here are a few definitions of
the Aussie words in the song ~
A gentleman of the road,
an itinerant roaming country roads,
a drifter, a tramp, a hobo.
Carried his few belongings slung in a cloth,
which was called by a wide variety of names,
including 'swag', 'shiralee' and 'bluey'.
Given the large number of names for them,
they must have been a pretty common sight.
Billabong
Waterhole, usually a cut-off meander of a stream,
replenished only when the stream floods.
Coolabah
Eucalypt (Eucalyptus microtheca),
common in inland Australia,
usually in areas subject to occasional flooding.
Jumbuck
A sheep (Aboriginal corruption of "jump up")
Squatter
Originally, a person who illegally occupied
(squatted on) property.
Later, one who occupied a property
(with or without title or license)
on which he ran cattle or sheep.
Even later, one of a powerful elite of large property owners
(now known as a pastoralist or grazier).
Billy
A tin can, maybe two litres (four pints)
in capacity, usually with a wire handle
attached to the top rim,
in which 'swaggies'
and contemporary Australian campers
boil water to make tea
and to kill the beasties in the water
they've taken out of the billabong.
Tucker-bag
A bag used for carrying food (tucker).
I love kangaroos ~ don't you?
Here are a few photos of them
for you to enjoy too.
This is my favorite kangaroo photo ~
To learn about how kangaroos are born ~
Chris's Joey Heaven
To meet a few precious baby kangaroos ~
Click Here
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SYDNEY'S ADULT PAGE |
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MATEER'S MYSTIQUE' MON AMIE |
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MATEER'S McKENNA MACKENZIE |
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TRAINING YOUR PUPPY |
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CHEROKEE SPIRIT |
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COAT COLOR INHERITANCE |
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BREEDING PHOTOS |
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MATEER LABRADORS HOME PAGE |
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OUR INDEX PAGE |
Click Here For Your Guide To Aussie Slang 
This is a kookaburra ~
They live in Australia too.
Click Here To Hear The Kookaburra SongHere are the words ~
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra
Leave some gums for me
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra
That's no monkey, that's ME!!!
Click Here To Hear A Real Kookaburra
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