[Dixielandjazz] arvo (was "New Melbourne Jazz Quartet")

[Bill Haesler]

  In reply to Ross Anderson's band gig plug Ron L asked:
> Next Sunday arvo?  ...............but what does arvo mean?

Dear Ron,
Some, lesser educated, Australians frequently abbreviate common words 
in conversation.
Some of us (like me mate Ross Ando) occasionally 'send this up' from 
time-to-time.
	Arvo = afternoon.

 From The Australian National Dictionary Centre. 'Australian Words: 
Meanings and Origins'.
"arvo". Afternoon, as in see you Saturday arvo. It is often used in the 
phrase this arvo, which is sometimes shortened to sarvo: meet you after 
the game, sarvo. Arvo is an example of a special feature of Australian 
English, the habit of adding -o to an abbreviated word. Other such 
words are bizzo ‘business’ and journo ‘journalist’.

 From the above definition Saturday may also be referred to as Satady or 
Satdy.
As will be noted from my above reference to Ross, the use can be used 
with certain surnames.
Kind regards,
Bill.