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Charles Kingsford Smith was a very famous aviator.
And was the old name for Sydney Airport
His team being the first to fly across the Pacific Ocean in the late twenties under severe difficulties was a huge achievement.
@@petethundabox5067old name? I thought it still was the name
Smithy landed back in Northfield SA my high school was at that site. Now it's a playground but still has Smithys story.
@@Dr_KAP isn't it officially just Sydney International Airport (SIT) after it was privatised?
That's how it was explained to me when I worked there 98-04, but they coulda been havin a lend, and I can be gullible.
I could be totally wrong but thought that Kingsford Smith is still used from tradition, but it might not appear on anything an American found at 1st glance.
Good on the captain of the Sydney for his quick thinking to save that 6 year old girl.
I hope she received an honorable discharge and some souvenirs! 😄
@@jenniferharrison8915 Medical discharge?
@@adwood201 I assume once you are signed in, you cannot leave without being officially allowed! 🤔
We still have the beer/rum/ alcohol currency 😂😂😂, give me a hand for a few hours, and I'll slip ya a carton or 2😂😂😂
My brother’s friend from long ago was nicknamed “Biscuit”, because his surname was Duncan. (Dunk your biscuit)
Red heads are usually called Blue or Bluey as a nick name
Australia is +61 so add that to the number to get the network (your network may charge extra) 😉
A bit of family trivia, my old man was in the Australian Army and we had a dog named Chum, dad was a Sargent, the blokes under him loved the dog as dad would take him to work regularly, the dog wasn't allowed into the Sargent's mess, so the blokes made stripes out of a brass plate, attached them to his collar, and the dog actually was allowed into the mess where the boys were having a beer
Now that's an awesome story to write down, to pass down to your kids.
My grandfather was a driver over in PNG, and I wish he would've written his stories down. I can only remember a couple, and I must've heard at least 30 over the years. These stories are so important to our identity as a nation, and it's a real shame when we lose these stories to time. Thank you for sharing
We say the same things about Kiwis so don`t feel alone. It`s when we don`t take the piss you have to worry.
Hey Ian just for your information Charles Kingsford Smith was a famous Aussie Aviator . If you look him up you will find all sorts of interesting information
Everyone knows Cold Chisel & the song itself.
They were Australia's biggest band of the 80's.
You don't do music so I won't waste my time typing about them Ian 😄
Please reconsider that statement Australia’s biggest nope drunkest nearly
@@joe2097 biggest of the 80s indeed
@@joe2097 reconsidering FA! Fact is fact. Just cause YOU don't like them & have a beef with them, doesn't change the fact.
Sydney Airport is named after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith! I guess the suburb of Kingsford was also named after him. The fact that he was the first Australian saved at Bondi Beach, points to a Miracle from above! (Heaven, not aviation! LOL!)
If you want history as to why some Australians absolutely hate Americans. It stems from World War 2 the Battle of Brisbane, (November 26-27, 1942), two nights of rioting in Brisbane, the capital and chief city of Queensland, Australia, between Australians and American servicemen stationed there during World War II. There is a lot of videos on, it's quite interesting. My pop used to tell me all about it.
And battles went on in Melbourne during WW2, sad stories. But I’ve personally met and was friends with a few wonderful quiet polite Americans living here in Aus.
Rum was used as currency during the early 1800s. The New South Wales Corps, also know as the Rum Corps, had a monopoly on the supply of illegal rum. The Rum Rebellion occurred in 1808 by the Corps to get rid of Governor Bligh.
Did you know that in the UK in the 1800s buttons were also currency?
Rag and bone man isn't just a band man either? It was an occupation at rubbish sites, original recycling.
I'm not a pom btw lol.
@@venividivici-xr2hhnor am I. True blue Aussie I am.
Coober Pedy is pronounced Coober PEEDY.
Coober Pedy, just realised it should be pronounced the way Ian said it as there is only one ‘e’ in it, not ‘ee’ as us Aussies pronounce Pedy.
I always assumed it was named after a guy named Coober Pedy. My Father was British and fought in WWII. He had a few American mates who he fought with. He used to say, did you Yanks get lost because we had to start without you.
I have travelled through thirty of your states and found the Americans to be a very welcoming people. I think the negativity towards Americans in general stems from some loud mouthed tourists.
Yes always with that loud annoying dumb Cali accent.
Can confirm that due to a loud mouthed American with whom I had to share a maternity hospital room many years ago.
She threw a tantrum because staff were in and out our room all night.
Mind you, I was haemorrhaging and on the verge of dying at the time.
She complained loudly to a nurse the next morning and was promptly put back in her place.
Can’t say I have been that fond of them ever since.
Yes we all remember that😮the Star hotel was a loved pub, there used to be people bulging out the doors! There is good footage from that night. Thanks Ian , for your interest in our great country🌏🪐🌕🙏🍀🇦🇺🌸🎉🏖️👣🦉🏡❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Charles Kingsford Smith being the first person rescued by Bondi lifesavers is possible but no direct evidence. There was a young Charles Smith rescued early on which may have been him but both those names are pretty common.
It makes a good story because of who Charles Kingsford Smith is. Sydney airport is named after him because of his contributions to civil aviation in the 1920’s and 30’s.
He was the first and/or fastest to complete many flight related achievements in his attempts to promote air travel.
I always travel with a case of my favorite Aussie cds, and as soon as homesickness strikes, on goes Farnsey, Barnsey, Seekers, Cold Chisel and others. I can close my eyes with the music blasting, and feel home. Another thing I do, is bake a pavlova, which always tastes like home ❤
Sounds good to me. Pavlova yum, I can almost taste it.
Do you know any other Australian memes you can tell us? You didn't mention Tim Tams or Vegemite or incest.
@@papalaz4444244 What are you on about?
The documentary about The Star Hotel was produced by the keyboard player from late 90-00's band Machine Gun Fellatio, (Chit Chat) also lead singer of 80-90's newcastle band VRAG (Chuck Slimerod).
The documentary
th-cam.com/video/JQ_TZ_obB4o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fnZEPrCAaMAQosKi
Nobody cares.
@@jimm2297 fans of the band's would.
@@jimm2297 my guess is you're voting No.
@@petethundabox5067 Yeah, just tugging your plums for fun. Never thought you would react so quickly.
The Australian Air Force is the second-oldest independent air force in the world, and one of the most respected.
Ian. Mate, you may not be aware that Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was an Australian pioneer in Avation. One of his many first was he was the first person to fly non-stop solo from Australia to England. A consistent with his plane crash in the sea and was never found. Sydney International Airport is Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Airport.
2. The Newcastle riots, I think, were more to do with the police trying to close the pub down prior to closing to avoid an incident and starting one because of a lack of fair play.
3. They never main a movie about G for George, but it was named in one the Dam Busters as it was one of the Bomber or the famous raid, it flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge when it returned to Australia and is front and centre in the Australian war memorial ( museum).
I live in Uralla, NSW. Uralla is "Meeting Place". It is also 'Capt Thundrerbolt" territory, A famous bushranger worth looking up. We have a lot of towns around here with Aboriginal names, I'm not sure on their meanings in most places. North of here we have Scottish heritages. Glen Innes, Ben Lomond, Glencoe and so on, there we have our own 'Stonehenge' and balancing rock. The New England is a beautiful region, I'm lucky to live here. Cold Chisel performed here a lot while they were young, 1 of the members was a local to Kentucky NSW, which is 15minutes drive away, It was orchard country, Apples mainly. From here you drive an hour East and you're in waterfall territory towards the Mid North Coast, drive 1-2 hours west and you have red dirt and plenty of towns to visit, aboriginal sites, some of which you can visit and appreciate the cave paintings etc. Love your videos and your thirst for knowledge about our country, I feel you probably know a lot more than some even over here. You all will love it when you make the trip here. Keep up the good work mate, Wish you and your family the best!
My daughter has a friend called Jason (26) - he's known as the Mexican.... why? who knows? He's been known as the Mexican for 12 years and we have no idea where it came from, it just started one night while watching movies and it stuck.
I had a mate who had red hair so of course his name was Blue or Bluey. He had a younger brother who was shorter and a bit of a pain so he was known as Shorty or Midgy (midges are a type of small stinging fly usually found near the beach and are really irritating, just like this guy), another guy I worked with his name was Alan but we knew him as Dippy Bill. Another mate of ours is Jacob and known as Taz or Teddy.... don't ask!
Yup knew about the riot at the Star hotel. Big shame they closed it.
Here's a piece of trivia for you... Australia is one of I think 3 countries that has been to EVERY summer olympics under our own flag since they started in 1896. The USA didn't go to Moscow in 1980. however some athletes may have competed under the Olympic flag as Stateless thus not representing a particular country per se.
You might want to check out how many gold medals Australia has won per capita in in the last few decades, how many world champions we have in various sports (golf, shooting, archery, squash, rugby, etc) and it will surprise you. We are sporting mad because well, you can only chase roos and dodge magpies for so long before someone will turn it into a sport and sell tickets!
Lake Wendouree in Ballarat was named after the first residents repeatedly said Wendouree when settlers pointed to the water source upon arrival. It was later understood to be "Go away" in the local dialect.
I lived in the UK for 7 years and for 2 of those years managed one of the Aussie themed bar/club called the Walkabout Inn. Most of our live in staff were from Oz or NZ so we indulged our Southern Hemisphere fix surrounded by corny memorabilia and blasting tunes out the pub's bloody loud and expensive sound system.
Ian if you want to visit a pub down under hopefully sooner than later you should go to a country pub! Most of the inner city pubs resemble night clubs rather than traditional Aussie pubs! I lived in Yarraville Melbourne and had 4 pubs within 5 minutes or less walking distance! The Victoria hotel, the Bluestone hotel, the Railway hotel and the Commercial hotel! Bluestone was replaced by a wine cellar, the Victoria into a pokies venue and now a restaurant bar the Commercial into a Gay bar but the Railway hotel is still somewhat traditional except it's turned into an Irish pub!
Edit...same as Brisbane...go west young man for a genuine Aussie pub...or if in Western Australia...go east
@@awardwinner9184 100% 👍
Useless trivia for you, Commercial, Railway and Victoria are among the top 10 pub names in Australia. Royal is 1st with 244, then Commercial, Railway, Grand, Exchange, Victoria, Crown, Imperial, Star, then Club. Did a study on it a while back, now it's stuck in my head forever, lol.
Irish pubs are the best all round atmosphere, in Sydney's original Rocks area they still exist as real pubs! 😁
@RushiAnton Spot on mate. The city pubs have all changed. If not gay then damned close to it. You wont even hear traditional slang and even "bloody" in the city ones. It's all "off of', Bro and "get go" etc.
Charles Kingsford Smith is on the Australian $20.00 note and Sydney airport was named after him. He was an Aviator of note.
Oh here’s one about finding expensive things on your land. The Packers bought a farm in the hunter valley to breed racehorses. Air conditions stables and all lol . But. When they had the property surveyed they found (either rubies or sapphires. I forget) but precious stones. Just what every richest man in australia needed back then lol
I saw a documentary about Florida and the land developers who started building hotels and doing land reclamation...much of the sand around Miami came from Australia (as well from other places) because there were no beaches there before...just mudflats.
this is why you couldnt ring the 1800 number 1800 numbers are ten-digit business numbers that callers can reach for free using any Australian fixed landline or mobile number-which is why they're also known as free call or toll-free numbers.
ya need to add our country code
+61 at the front and take the 1st number away to replace 61 to it.
Ian, FYI Coober PEDY is pronounced "Peedy" (A lot of Aussies have a bad habit of calling it "Cooper" Pedy too)... My perception is that when we whinge about "bloody Yanks", it's more directed at U.S. Government and policies than at individual citizens. I've always found Americans to be very kind and polite, and very sharing and hospitable. But you will always the bad apples here and there, as you say.
Yep; soldiers in the early days of what was then the colony of New South Wales were even known colloquially as the Rum Corps! P.S. Coober Pedy is pronounced Coober Peedie. Naarm is the traditional Aboriginal name for the land that Melbourne now occupies.
Bathurst has a corner called Forrests Elbow. It was named after a motorcycle racer called Forrest who was seen to scrape is elbow as he went around the corner. Its been around 30 years since the bikes have raced there
The Star Hotel riot is part of Newy Folk law for the over 50s. A lot of us in our mid 60s was there. It was not the arty beachside city then that it is now but a gritty industrial wasteland and the Star was a place for the young people to go ,hang out and escape. The closing of the Star by the city council was not well excepted .The band The Heroes were arrested for inciting the riot because of the lyrics of the song about working your life at the steel mill and getting cast aside when your 55 ,your not going to take it,rather burn the city down with the last line saying “and we shall remember the night of the Star and the slaughter” and that we did.
Sunday arvos, drinking port and coke for 20c a glass
Aparently port and coke was only a thing here in Newcastle ....
You need +61 at the front of aussie phone numbers
I’m a descendant of Kables my Jamaican GGG married a first fleeter and she, a convict on the first fleet brought a case in New South Wales (Cable v Sinclair [1788] NSW KR 7, Court of Civil Jurisdiction), where the poor convict couple sued the mighty ship’s captain for their lost parcel and won! Setting the democratic foundations of our nation today that the law must be applied equally and fairly to all, and people should have equal access to the protections provided by the law.
Fun facts: 1 Australia has the 2 longest fences in the world. 2: Kane toads we introduced into Oz to control the sugarcane Beetles, but it didn't work. Now they are a big threat to Aussie wildlife. 3: Trained Maremma dogs guard the Fairy Penguins and protect them from predators. 4: An Aussie invented the modern refrigerator. 5: More people are killed by bee's here than snakes & spiders combined. 6: Aussies went to war with emu's, known as the emu war.
The Brits are great with nicknames too! Remember Stefan Johansson, the F1 driver? The British called him “Steve Johnson”!
Yep, I’m from Newcastle, The Star Hotel was a notorious pub in town for many years, definitely seen it’s fair share of pissheads. Lol. The Cold Chisel song is pretty good too.
Here in Tassie there's a hotel named after a convict that escaped twice from Port Arthur. Martin Cash.
Charles Kingsford Smith piloted the first trans Pacific and trans Tasman flights.
Cold chisel did a song about the Star hotel in 1980, called, The Star Hotel, strangely enough ;)
Why it it strange?
2 things.
First Bondi rescue. Look up who Charles Kingsford Smith was.
For the 1800 number, try it again with +61 infront of it as that's our country code.
We never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn
Australian pubs in the northern territory Australian pubs in Victoria Australian pubs are crazy and you can get a good feed it's part of our lives and Australian culture
Have a look into the 1916 Liverpool Riot. 15,000 soldiers protested their living conditions and alcohol restrictions. They hijacked a train and headed into the Sydney CBD. Plenty of property damage, people injured and, unfortunately, one soldier was killed by police.
The most horrific mutiny in the world's history, happened on the Abrolhos Islands off the WA coast. The Batavia was a ship for the East India company shipwrecked on the Abrolhos. Absolutely fascinating story but also very grim. A lot of innocent people died.
Being born in Canada and still having an accent, I’ve had the “are you American, oh thank God you’re Canadian” experience many times. I then tell them my favourite US States, most of which are in the South. Yes, there are arrogant Americans but most I met were wonderful.
I think it's more to do with the political sphere, not the people so much.
As an Australian i Love America but i do see its Mental Health is in a crisis. Typically before social media, Australia has been about 20 years behind in emanating our Big Brother.. Peace
That dude who flew over outback land and noticed the rich, deep orange coloured terrain was Lang Hancock. He went on to become a billionaire from this find.
"Big guy" can be an affectionate complimentary name for a tall or broad man, but it also can be used as a mark of respect. Like, you are THE guy, someone important or influential, "da man" so to speak. :)
Narm was and still is, the pre-European aboriginal name for the area where Melbourne now stands. John Batman was the founder of the settlement at Melbourne and is well known for instigating massacres of aborigines in Tasmania and around Melbourne.
Most Australians are generally ignorant of America and Americans, but the world is a little tired from the DJT circus and subsequent political circus that we all were subjected to. On top of that, the whole Left v Right debate was never really present before in Australia and is now one of them dividing things that people feel was a flow on effect from US politics. There are plenty of other things (cough cough, gun violence) that people also seem to struggle to comprehend.
I know about the pub riot but didn't know it was the biggest in Oz. Crazy.
Hi Ian, fun fact one of Australias most loved bands Cold Chisel did a song about the Star Hotel. The soung can be easerly found on You Tube with images of the riots playing in the backgrond.
Just remember Ian that it is Bathurst this coming weekend.😁
Australian, Canadain, English and New Zealand bombers would keep flying regardless of how many missions done unlike the US who turned up late and went home after only 26 missions. Other countries had dislike of the US Army Air Co over this and then Hollywood made them out to be the best and not telling the full truth. This is common knowledge to people outside of the US
When James Cook travelled to Australia on the Endeavour in 1770 the botanist on the trip was Sir Joseph Banks of the Royal Society. Unbeknownst to Cook, Banks smuggled his mistress on board the ship disguised as a cabin boy. Apparently, Joseph was pretty randy and didn't want to go on a long voyage without getting a bit. I would hope that if they caught him in the act they realised it was his mistress and not a real cabin boy!!!
The 1800 numbers are Australian and you probably need to put the country code +61 in front of the number
Also the international out code 0011 then 61
Have a look at ‘Anna creek station’ it is suggested that this cattle station is Australia’s largest at 2 million acres.
Australia had 4 million during WWI 9 million during WWII they sent over one third of aa million went to war and they were all volunteers in WWI .Charles Kingsford Smith become a Sir. He was first to fly the pacific.
I thought Charles Kingsford Smith was an aviator that was the first to fly from London to Sydney and therefore his name is used for Sydney's airport...Kingsford Smith Airport.
2:35 damn, you didn't get why that was so incredible of a fact, and why someone said "Get out!"
Charles Kingsford Smith was a famous Australian Aviator, with a lot of things named after him.
He flew the first non-stop flight across Australia. Flew across the Tasman from Aus to NZ non stop.
In partnership with Ulm, Kingsford Smith established Australian National Airways in 1929
He disappeared while trying to beat the speed record for Australian to England flight.
There is a road named after him in Canberra and in Brisbane, both named Kingsford Smith Drive.
Kingsford-Smith was the name of my Sports House in Highschool.
2:55 omg I had a stroke.... You've gotten Australian place names so well lately, but that was just a shocker. Cooper Pedy. Is pronounced Cooper (really stress the 'oo' like the bucket making job a "cooper", or Shelden Cooper) Peedy/Peety (not peddy)
It’s Coober Pedy. Coober with a’b’ not a ‘p’.
I think if I remember correctly up until 1926 Or maybe 32 it was illegal in Australia to swim at a beach during the day,you could only swim after 6pm………enter the shark food pool lmao
Kingsford-smith is the name of Sydney international airport… Sydney Kingsford smith 👍🏻hey also it’s different what you do on your channel compared to people (not just Americans) saying how “ we don’t do it like that back home) i thinks it’s more people complaining how it’s different and that can certainly rub some Aussies up the wrong way. Speaking for myself , if I hear it, I instantly think we’ll piss off back there then if you don’t like it lol I wouldn’t say it out loud, just keep it to myself.
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC AFC, nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand. Kingsford Smith was born in Brisbane.
if an aussie gives you a nickname it means they probably like you
IMO Big Al got called that because he's big (tall) and his name is Alejandro (Al) it's a compliment to give him a nickname, it means he's been accepted by the group. He was never going to be called by his proper name because it takes way too long to say it. If there's a short cut to literally anything, an Australian will find a way to get to it.
The Star Hotel was covered with a song by Cold Chisel featuring video footage of the riot!
America has a history with Australia going back to ww2 and the battle of Brisbane as well as other tensions that broke out at the time. This started an underlying tension or frustration with Americans. Then as time has gone on our media has become 70% American. The youth idolise everything American and start speaking with American terms, incorrect spelling etc. As you get older you see what at least appears to be a dilution of Australian culture. This tied with America's political control in international politics and social media etc also goes further to taint the image of Americans. Aussies will often have this in their minds when thinking of Americans but most won't show it and almost all will give every individual the right to prove themselves on merit as that's the Australian way.
Nicknames in Australia also progress over time, some progression of nick names for my mates:
Martin => Martina => Tina => T
Douglass => Duggo => Dig Doug
David => Dave => Davo => Davo Dinkum => Dinkum
You're a true friend when you get the covented nickname Ken or Kenny... short for kun.... you get the idea.
Hi Ian, just thought I'd point out an interesting piece of trivia for you, here in Australia 🇦🇺 the biggest landholders are "Crown Point Pastoral Company" who are owned by two mates in the NT with land to the size of 92,000 square kilometres. That's right, kms ! I simply can't get my head around agriculture land in that scale, it's crazy. Might take one a while to inspect it all 😆
Kingsford Smith was the 1st to be saved with a surf reel,he then went on to found/started QANTAS
Probably need an overseas sim card in phone to get a connection to that homesick Aussie line.
Loved this vid thanks mate
Another big riot in Newcastle was when they closed the Parthenon Café in Hunter Street.
Years ago an English couple landed in Australia at Tullamarine Airport and decided they didn't like Australia so they turned around and went back to England. In those days Tullamarine Airport was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by paddocks. One wonders how are you could evaluate the country under those circumstances.
Aussies often refer to people as "big fella," even if it's a scrawny six-year-old kid.
Being 6'4" is 'big'. Being called 'big fella' is an affectionate term to express that they (Australians) are impressed with your size and 'presence'. It's more 'whoa' than 'humph'.
Aussie trivia is gold😂😂...hope you're tuning into Bathurst this weekend 😊
the great emu war lol ... also the red dog movie ... I lived their and my Dad worked for the company at the time,.
Holt was whacked. Remember there was a lot of that going around also in the US at that time. Vietnam war was relevant.
You've solved the decades long mystery!! 👏👏👏👏👏
I personally believe you'd do fine here as respected and interested in how things work and would asked questions
another fun fact. that very same Star Hotel was renovated and reopened in the early 90's. i was the D.J. there in 1993 when the idiots in a local band "Freakshop" had a mishap (set the F*%king place on fire) with their fire breathing stunt! Great night for all involved. lol. it's actually open again at present as one of those yuppy hotels that serve boutique beer and smashed avo toast.
Melbourne had many unofficial names used in its first years, including Batmania, Barebrass, Bearport, Dutergalla, Bareheep and most popularly "the Settlement".
The first official name proposed was Glenelg.
But Governor Sir Richard Bourke overruled this, and on his visit in March 1837 decided on Melbourne - after the then British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who resided in the village of Melbourne in Derbyshire in the English Midlands.
Some of these early names derived from hearing the original native tribes names for parts of their land. Newspapers from Tasmania of the time most commonly refer to Barebrass for a while until Melbourne was declared as the official name. Batmania having the most jokey attraction but least recorded in any documents from the time.
The new name Naarm recently cropping up being the traditional Aboriginal name of Melbourne. Naarm is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. The Kulin Nation is a collective of five Aboriginal clans: Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Wathaurrung, Taungurung and Dja DjaWrung.
USA was also late to WW1 very late.
Heya there
I am called Big Fella or Big Bird regulary. I am a 6 foot 5 guy.
I am Danish and emigrated to Australia 10 years ago.
Nowadays I drive trucks and road trains in west Australia in a Volvo with over 2.1 million km, original engine.
Fun fact: I tried to move to America but couldn’t get a visa.
Australia is so different from Europe.
When you run away from something as a kid in oz, you bolted away.. you did the harry holt..
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is a famous aviator. If the Bondi lifeguards didn’t save him…… lol
pronounced as COOBER PEEDY just giving you the thumps up
14:19 everyone watched what they could when they could, so we may have viewed Aus TVs show's, and then the next hour, it'd be a game show from Asia, like ninja warrior.
Edgar J Hoover (USA) president worked as a young man in the Mines at Kalgoorlie!
We generally pronounce Cooper Pedy as peedy
Rum was money. Morpeth NSW still has grooves in the footpath from the customs house to the bank. Gives new meaning to drinking your wages right.
Star Hotel is one of my favourite Cold Chisel song
Properties in the outback aren’t just measured in acres - they’re measured in square miles. The biggest one , Anna Creek, is over 9,000 square miles and is bigger than Israel.
Aussie and NZ *both* punch so far above our weight it is quite frankly, utterly ridiculous.
Star Hotel by Cold Chisel is one of their Great songs…. There film clip features vision of the riot.
Bee Gees Live at the Wagga Wagga Police Boys Club January 1, 1966
A big bloke can also be nicknamed Tiny, as in Tiny Tim.
"All last night we were learning
Drank our cheques by the bar
Somewhere bridges were burning
As the walls came down at the Star"........(Cold Chisel)
If an Aussie calls you Big Fella He is just looking up to you. No ill intent.