293:…a practical man, rough and ready in his manners and quick to decry any appearance of affectation in others… Though capable of great exertion in an emergency, he normally feels no impulse to work hard without good cause. He swears hard and consistently, gambles heavily and often, and drinks deeply on occasion… he is a greater knocker of eminent people unless, as is in the case of his sporting heroes, they are distinguished by physical prowess. He is fiercely independent… above all he will stick to his mates through thick and thin, even if he thinks they may be wrong… He tends to be a rolling stone, highly suspect if he should chance to gather much moss.
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domesticity," and uses coarse language "to prove – amongst other things – that life and love can be just as real and splendid to the 'common' bloke as to the 'cultured'". The book was influential in
Australian culture, it "sold an extraordinary 100,000 copies in four years", it "attained the status of cultural treasure" and remains the best-selling volume of Australian verse. Dennis's book was adapted to film, stage, ballet, musical and many gramophone recordings and radio and television programmes throughout the 20th century; however, it was most famously produced as a silent film,
305:…the power of this national type – the bush bloke – comes not from the fact that all Australians or even a majority of Australians live this life, but from an acceptance of it as a pleasureable and meaningful story that describes who Australians are. The image supposedly reflects a national character – that is, if you are Australian, some of these characteristics make up your identity. Many people argue that this image is outdated and inaccurate. In fact, Russel Ward (1958) argues that the image should be understood as typical, not common.
482:, for instance, has written that "men who beat women keep being given a free pass by the same people who swear up and down that they don't tolerate violence because they're a 'good bloke'". Similarly, Brigid Delaney has said that being a good bloke really "means drinking a lot. It means conforming to the norms of a place and not pushing back. It means protecting your mates and isolating those who take offence or complain." The darker elements of the Australian "good bloke" are also hinted at in the award-winning Australian country song by
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463:'s essay "Australia Observed" (1985), Walsh (himself a noted good bloke) notes "The ultimate accolade in Australia is to be a "good bloke", meaning someone who is gregarious, hospitable, generous, warm hearted, and with a good sense of humour. In Australia it availeth a man nothing if he makes himself a fortune and is not a good bloke!" A good bloke is also readily identifiable by his unceasing fidelity to the principles of
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277:…it is often suggested that nations are made up of 'types' of people. National identity is seen to be based on what are considered shared character traits often deriving from history. A good Australian example is the idea of the 'Aussie bloke' and the belief that this type of person is unique to Australia.
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Australian or New Zealand male" and goes on to describe the "Classic Bloke" as "not a voluble beast. His speech patterns are best described as infrequent but colorful." He is "pragmatic rather than classy….does not whinge" and "knows how to take a beating". When
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cast as the 'bloke' of the title. The film portrays Bill going through a transformation becoming a gentrified household breadwinner, yet also retaining his manly characteristics, the bloke who is more than a "careful little housewife". It is now considered one of the most important films in the
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controversially named one James Lord, an electrician, Australia's "best bloke", based on his performance during a prank whereby he agreed over the telephone to provide a job reference to a person he had never met (actually the comedians), and then, when telephoned by the employer (actually the
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named Bill, a typical bloke who – uncharacteristically for a bloke – spends time in the city, finds love with a woman, settles down and is exposed to high culture. As the title suggests, the narrative revolves around questions of masculinity. It showed "that masculinist men can choose love and
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comedians again) proceeded to lie convincingly and enthusiastically on behalf of the person he had never met. Lord's position as "best bloke" was cemented when the comedians set up a further test, whereby Lord was unwittingly placed in a position where he, Blake and Lee were to drink a
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successful in areas which are not too threatening to others and remain an 'ordinary bloke', accessible, easy-going and sociable. Individualism is thus always… couched in terms of some approved, Australianist-related image of masculinity."
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Carlin, Na'ama; Jones, Benjamin T.; Laugesen, Amanda (2022).
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Edgar, Suzanne. "Albert Augustine Edwards (1888–1963)".
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Ritchie, John. "William George Plunkett (1910–1975)".
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Walsh, Richard (Winter 1985). "Australia Observed".
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1792:"About - The Good Blokes Guide"
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340:Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
271:Australian national identity
187:Poverty, Mendacity and Crime
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