The Drover’s Wife

by

Henry Lawson

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A perambulator is the British and Australian word for a baby carriage. The bushwoman dresses up and goes out every Sunday with her baby in its perambulator to take long walks through the bush.

Perambulator Quotes in The Drover’s Wife

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The Drover’s Wife Quotes

On Sunday afternoon she dresses herself, tidies up the children, smartens up baby, and goes for a lonely walk along the bush-track, pushing an old perambulator in front of her.

Related Characters: The Bushwoman
Related Symbols: The Young Ladies’ Journal
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Page Number: 52
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