usage, but is also used in New Zealand, and to a lesser extent Britain and Ireland.

In Australia, the billy has come to symbolise the spirit of exploration of the outback and is a widespread symbol of bush life, although now regarded mostly as a symbol of an age that has long passed.

To boil the billy most often means to make tea. This expression dates from the Australian gold rushes and probably earlier. "Billy Tea"

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