OTD 5.5 May 5th Traditional Cache

OTD - 5:5 

Perhaps you want a smiley for every day of the year or maybe a birthday smiley. For whatever reason these 12 mini monthly power trails are here to be found. Most are easily located, with an occasional sneaky one in the mix, sat lock can be difficult in some areas.

Here are some facts for this day. You are welcome to log your interesting, quirky or fun fact/s with your log.

On This Day - May 5th 1894

The Australian slang term 'fair dinkum' appears in print for the first time. 

"Fair dinkum" is an Australian slang term meaning honest, genuine or real. The derivation dinky-di means a native-born Australian or "the real thing". The word "dinkum" had appeared by itself in print, in the novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Australian writer Rolf Boldrewood, when it was published in 1888. However, the term "fair dinkum", giving the term an extra quality of incredulity, appeared in print for the first time in the magazine 'The Bulletin' on 5 May 1894. The Bulletin was immensely influential in Australian culture and politics from about 1890 until World War I.

It has been suggested that the word dinkum was a dialect word from Lincolnshire and Derbyshire in England, where it meant "hard work" or "fair work"; this was also the original meaning in Australian English.