Hello Listers, I agree with David - I still use the term dillybag when referring to my vanity/toilet bag and there are no ancestors. As to where it comes from I am unable to remember, but I was 'brought-up' in the Western District of Victoria. Lorraine Standfield. ----- Original Message ----- From: "david marsland" <dwmarsland@yahoo.com.au> To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:40 AM Subject: [AVG] Dillybag > Good Morning > My mother who wasn't of Aboriginal descent always referred to her > dillybag as did her mother and many other older family mrmbers and > friends. > I think it was one of those names that was taken in and used by everyone. > I dont think that you can determine a person's race from words that they > used. That would be like saying that because a person drives a Toyota that > they come from Japan. > Cheers > David Marsland > > > --------------------------------- > Make the switch to the world's best email. Get the new Yahoo!7 Mail now. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: > 14/01/2008 5:39 PM > >