Re: donga - again! Again

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Subject:	Re: donga - again! Again
From:	"Ron" <>
Date:	Thu, 2 Apr 1998 20:39:57 +1000

> Date:          Wed, 01 Apr 1998 12:59:57
> To:            
> From:          Robert Davis <>
> Subject:       donga - again!

> Just to add my two cents worth!
> 
> On the mine sites I have worked on in Northern WA, dongas always refer to
> the sleeping quarters at the camp. These are usually transportable,
> prefabricated houses, which are as previously mentioned, often rather cramped!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Robert Davis.
> 
> 
> Hi all 
Can I second Robert Davis. It's been ten years or more since I worked 
at making the prefabricated bunkhouses etc required by the mining 
companies  but the term Donga was often used to describe the sleeping 
quarters.
> 
> 
> 
Ron Hughes 
Brisbane +1000
Queensland, Australia

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