Sooler

According to the doctors (except one) giving evidence in the Mable inquiry, every person who possesses rooted prejudices, whether founded on basic facts or not, is a paranoic. On this medical ruling 'The Mirror' herewith submits a list of paranoics: […] Every sooler who convinced himself the war was for democracy […]

Then a war-monger, or Sooler, as such people were called in the locality, made his voice heard in the land.

The Monash vignette is but a small part of Roberts’ rich account of Murdoch’s role in the war as chief propagandist for Prime Minister Billy Hughes, chief “sooler-on” in the recruitment and conscription campaigns, chief race patriot and otherwise tireless climber.