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1828 Sydney Gaz. 2 Jan. 3/3 When the executioner had adjusted the rope, and was about to pull the cap over his eyes..he said, in a tone of deep feeling, which it was impossible to hear without strong emotion, ‘Bail more walk about’, meaning that his wanderings were all over.

1863 J. Bonwick Wild White Man 86 Ah! all gone now, all gone; only me left to walk about.

1894 Bulletin (Sydney) 5 May 9/3 The Bananaland free Kanaka waxes in years and in wisdom. If asked to take under 10s. a week..he smiles and says, ‘Me walk about one week.’

1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber ii. i. 265 This for Johnny Tritton, before alonga Cooktown; now walk about somewhere down here. Might be catch 'em alonga mainland.

1965 R. Ottley By Sandhills 38 ‘Me walk-about’... His voice hissed... ‘Bye an' bye, maybe two, t'ree weeks, come back.’

2005 D. McKnight Of Marriage, Violence & Sorcery v. 103 His wife..started scolding him and told him that he should be attending to his bark paintings instead of always walking about.