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Examples
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No one could find a sparkie, even just to fix a fuse,
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"You've got a bloke here who did his apprenticeship as an electrician in the mines at Kalgoorlie, a guy who only moved to Sydney in the first place to work as a sparkie on submarines at Cockatoo Island."
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"You've got a bloke here who did his apprenticeship as an electrician in the mines at Kalgoorlie, a guy who only moved to Sydney in the first place to work as a sparkie on submarines at Cockatoo Island."
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I met a lad of my B1 working offshore as a sparkie for RBG, which was good to see.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Another lad from my first troop who is an ex-RE sparkie, set up a little operation with another sparkie lad he knew when he got out, and they travel down to London each week to graft doing cable pulling.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Marque restaurant named Australia's best by Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards A FORMER sparkie has won the top honour at this year's Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards.
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Marque restaurant named Australia's best by Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards A FORMER sparkie has won the top honour at this year's Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards.
bilby commented on the word sparkie
Australian slang - an electrician.
June 19, 2008
yarb commented on the word sparkie
(and in UK).
June 19, 2008