mateship
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thumb|John Simpson Kirkpatrick|Simpson and his donkey exemplify the spirit of mateship. Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. Russel Ward, in The Australian Legend (1958), once saw the concept as central to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate, meaning friend, commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address.
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9 sectionsContents
- Historical origins
- Military context
- Australian Constitutional preamble
- More than friendship
- Common use
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|John Simpson Kirkpatrick|Simpson and his donkey exemplify the spirit of mateship. Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. Russel Ward, in The Australian Legend (1958), once saw the concept as central to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate, meaning friend, commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address.
== Historical origins == Most simply, the term mateship describes "feelings of solidarity and fraternity that Australians, usually men, are typically alleged to exhibit."