English dialects glossary. 2013.
Gone to Gowings — used as an intensifier for any slangy sense of the word gone , as specifically: 1. deteriorating financially; 2. ill, especially with a hangover; 3. failing dismally, as of a horse in a race, a football team, etc.; 4. left; departed hastily or… … Dictionary of Australian slang
Gowings — was a department store chain in Sydney, Australia, established in 1868. It specialised in men s casual clothing, camping gear, and knick knacks.The original and head store was located on the corner of Market Street and George Street and the site… … Wikipedia
Gowings — /ˈgaʊɪŋz/ (say gowingz) phrase gone to Gowings, NSW Colloquial 1. gone; departed. 2. mentally deranged. 3. failing dismally, as a horse in a race, a football team, etc. 4. deteriorating financially. 5. ill, especially with a hangover. 6. drunk.… …
List of Old Newingtonians — This is a List of notable Old Newingtonians, alumni of the Uniting Church school Newington College in Sydney, Australia. Enrolment years at Newington, as published in the Register of Past Students 1863–1998, are bracketed following the… … Wikipedia
Darcy Dugan — Darcy Dugan, police photo 1949. Image from the State Library of New South Wales Born 1920 (1920) Sydney, New South Wales Died … Wikipedia
List of department stores by country — Contents 1 Africa 1.1 Ghana 1.2 Kenya 1.3 … Wikipedia
