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Australia

Issues are arranged oldest first, with complete sets kept together.

10Stamps Entries 9Sets 1951–1999Issue range
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Conditions 6 Mint, 3 Used, 1 Mounted Mint

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Australian Folklore - Waltzing Matilda (1st Series)

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Swagman

Issued 07/05/1980

Swagman
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22c
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Swagman

A swagman (also called a swaggie, sundowner or tussocker) was a transient labourer who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying his belongings in a swag. The term originated in Australia in the 19th century and was later used in New Zealand. Swagmen were particularly common in Australia during times of economic uncertainty, such as the 1890s and the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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