1855. W. Howitt, `Two Years in Victoria,' vol. i. p. 43:
«The digger marching off, followed by his diggeress, a tall,slim young woman, who strode on like a trooper. . . . Opencarriages driving about, crowded with diggers and theirdiggeresses.»
1864. J. Rogers, `New Rush,' pt. ii. p. 36:
«I'm tir'd of being a diggeress,
And yearn a farmer's home to grace.»