subs. (Australian).—A colonist born in Australia, those of English birth being STERLING (q.v.). [In allusion to the colonial and home mintages, which, identical in value, present one or two strongly marked points of difference.]
1856. C. READE, It Is Never Too Late to Mend, ch. lxxxv. When gold was found in Victoria he crossed over to that port and robbed. One day he robbed the tent of an old man, a native of the colony, who was digging there with his son, a lad of fifteen. Now these CURRENCY lads are very sharp and determined.
