Re Pasties
The town of Burra Burra in South Australia was put on the map in the late 1800's (can't say last century any more!!) by its large copper deposit - mined until the 1970's. (O/S Wordies may recall the film "Breaker Morant"? - it was filmed there - remember the beautiful metal gazebo/bandstand in the park?)
As was the case in most Australian mines of the day, most of the miners were of Cornish stock, many of whom had made the trek from Broken Hill in NSW by foot (no mean feat, hundreds of miles across some pretty harsh & dry country).
Anyway, the miners' lunches consisted of what we would refer to as pasties, they however called them "Tiddy Oddies" - ie small odds & ends/leftovers (wrapped in pastry).
Don't know if it's still there, but in 1982 this was the name of the local cafe/diner.
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