Interesting. While doing a BA in Education as an adult in Qld, a similar conversation sparked in a language and learning lecture. The lecturer suggested that the term derived from the Italian word 'portare' - to bring or to carry, and was popularised by large migrations of Europeans coming to Queensland from around the turn of the last century until the 1950's. Their children populated our schools and brought their 'ports' with them, packed with humble yet exotic lunches. Coincidentally, the Mary River in Maryborough was the main entry point for these migrants and delivered more migrants than any other port in the country during this time.minneapolis wrote: ↑Fri 28 Dec 2018 4:41amMy grandparents had friends from SA who would visit and bring two Ports (suitcases) with them.WellardSaint wrote: ↑Fri 28 Dec 2018 4:11amMy sister lived in Maryborough n Hervey Bay for 20 years (mainly Maryborough, she lived in HB for about 4 yrs)
She was in the bay at early 80's when it was a very quiet place, and not many houses- it was funny that the folding map from a servo showed a thin strip of houses- from The Esplanade, there were 3 streets running parallel to The Esplanade and then after that, just undeveloped land.
I went there every Christmas for a few years.
The folk there used to call kids' backpacks/schoolbags 'ports' short for 'portmanteau'
(Wikipedia: In then-contemporary English, a portmanteau was a suitcase that opened into two equal sections. The etymology of the word is the French porte-manteau, from porter, "to carry", and manteau, "cloak" (from Old French mantel, from Latin mantellum). In modern French, a porte-manteau is a clothes valet, a coat-tree or similar article of furniture for hanging up jackets, hats, umbrellas and the like.)
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personal : nearly 59 , lesbian if i had a choice ,
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edit :
i have hair
between Dulcot (T) 'n New Farm (Q)
fave : have to be Nicky
though it probably should be Banger
... can i have 2 !
current fave ... Members
breakout ... Paddy
where ... if not in the bottom couple we jag eighth
... anywhere inbetween is wasting OUR time
most votes ... hopefully hanners
surprise ... the dude with neck tatts and one shot at it
edit :
i have hair
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Women want equality, but look at this site.saintspremiers wrote: ↑Sun 06 Jan 2019 1:32pm This tread proves we should be sponsored by the 50 up club and 3AW.
The squeakers aren’t interested.
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hair care might work
if any of us had any
if any of us had any
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I have a head full - you can borrow some of mine if you like, but I recall you having plenty......
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are there any votes
(besides mine)
for turning the animal enclosure into a hair care
for sausages board
(talk ‘n picture fest)
with a hat sub platform
for the follically destitute
at least the girls will know where to come
(the target audience)
build it
and they may very well come
signed
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(besides mine)
for turning the animal enclosure into a hair care
for sausages board
(talk ‘n picture fest)
with a hat sub platform
for the follically destitute
at least the girls will know where to come
(the target audience)
build it
and they may very well come
signed
dreamer
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