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And were promptly greeted by food shortages requiring them to eat the breast meat of crows. Hence the nickname for the denizens of the state: Crow-eaters.
by fphhotchips 8y ago
And were promptly greeted by food shortages requiring them to eat the breast meat of crows. Hence the nickname for the denizens of the state: Crow-eaters.
- mb_72 8y agoSouth Australian here - I was unaware of the origin of the term, so thanks for that. I have an interest in such history as my distant relative, one "Johann Heinrich Both" arrived on the Bengalee back in 1838: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/bengalee1838.shtml http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/bengalee1838.sht... ... and was most definitely not a criminal.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoAnd the Australian Football team from the state capital, Adelaide, are called the Crows.