larrikin definition
larrikin is by no means a definitive character of the ANZAC myth, despite its portrayal as such in popular books and movies. The iconic Australian film Gallipoli (1981) depicted two young Australians, rancher Archy Hamilton and labourer Frank Dunne teaming up to enlist in the First World War. The film is a mixture of the quintessential bush and larrikin legends of the AIF that historian Richard White described as a ‘split personality’ of an ‘ideal type … and … unkempt larrikin’.19 The larrikin in particular offers harmless, light-hearted scenes when Frank and his mates