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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1629572" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>Do you know what a "Cockey" is Silver? Property owners out west were referred to as Cockies especially on the big sheep runs in Western Queensland. I think it originated when they were making heaps of money from the wool especially during the Korean war. They thought they were a bit elite and the family set themselves apart from the workers. When I worked in Western Qld outside of Winton there was the " Cockies Club" in town that only the graziers were allowed in or their guests. It used to have an illegal roullette wheel that the local police sargent used to play, proceeds of course to the Royal Flying Doctors. There were several pubs in town but only one that the cockies would drink at, the North Gregory.</p><p>Back to the Cockies gate, I think it coined the term because they would make these rather than spend money on buying a gate. They liked to look after their money. An old Cockie once told me that there were two types of bad payers, ones that paid too early and those that paid too late, meaning you hold onto your money until the limit of the terms of your account but don't get onto the bad debts list. Everywhere they went in town and bought it went onto their account, a bit of a status symbol that they were a Cockie and didn't have to hand over money to obtain things, their credit was good. It also ensured that people were nice to them because they always owed them money.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1629572, member: 16453"] Do you know what a "Cockey" is Silver? Property owners out west were referred to as Cockies especially on the big sheep runs in Western Queensland. I think it originated when they were making heaps of money from the wool especially during the Korean war. They thought they were a bit elite and the family set themselves apart from the workers. When I worked in Western Qld outside of Winton there was the " Cockies Club" in town that only the graziers were allowed in or their guests. It used to have an illegal roullette wheel that the local police sargent used to play, proceeds of course to the Royal Flying Doctors. There were several pubs in town but only one that the cockies would drink at, the North Gregory. Back to the Cockies gate, I think it coined the term because they would make these rather than spend money on buying a gate. They liked to look after their money. An old Cockie once told me that there were two types of bad payers, ones that paid too early and those that paid too late, meaning you hold onto your money until the limit of the terms of your account but don't get onto the bad debts list. Everywhere they went in town and bought it went onto their account, a bit of a status symbol that they were a Cockie and didn't have to hand over money to obtain things, their credit was good. It also ensured that people were nice to them because they always owed them money. Ken [/QUOTE]
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