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Re: Tram conductor nickname

Subject: Re: Tram conductor nickname
From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 10:54:50 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
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"Peter and Susan" <petanREMOVE@powerup.com.au> wrote in message
3af7aac4.3264015@news.powerup.com.au">news:3af7aac4.3264015@news.powerup.com.au...
> Which cities called their tram conductors 'connies' and 'clippies'?
> Was the term gender specific?

Melbourne had connies (well, we just got a few back actually). Not gender
specific.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/

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  - From: petanREMOVE@powerup.com.au (Peter and Susan)

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