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WILLY WILLIES. DESCRIBED BY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THEM.

27 April 1912, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), page 3

…Byron January 28, 2013 at 11:30 pm Some examples of a “pretty minor thing” John Willy-Willys 1912 Willy Willy sweeps Earlwood 1924 Willy Willy damages Coburg Homes 1948 In fairness the usage has changed over time with Cyclone taking over for one , and the larger of the land based “tornadoes” were still being refered to as Willy-Willy in the mid seventies , alas that`s another Australianism that`s being ousted by American film and TV . Report this 3 0…

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WILLY-WILLY DAMAGES COBURG HOMES

13 February 1948, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), page 1

…Byron January 28, 2013 at 11:30 pm Some examples of a “pretty minor thing” John Willy-Willys 1912 Willy Willy sweeps Earlwood 1924 Willy Willy damages Coburg Homes 1948 In fairness the usage has changed over time with Cyclone taking over for one , and the larger of the land based “tornadoes” were still being refered to as Willy-Willy in the mid seventies , alas that`s another Australianism that`s being ousted by American film and TV . Report this 3 0…