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"Stone the crows" is believed to have originated in Britain. Some sources say it originated in America. Other sources say it originated in Australia.
Australians probably used it far more.
It can be difficult to web search as often they don't define it well and miss the rich meaning around the saying.
It has many uses, example, for being surprised, alarmed, annoyed, frustrated ect.
It is a bit old fashioned these days but can still be in fairly common use.
It is probably a lot preferable to swearing.
You can probably imagine what Australians can sound like when they are having a decent swearing session. You have probably seen their comments on this board!
"Struth" is another good word. Used in the same way as "Stone the crows"
Going postal seems to have died out now. It was quite common in the 80s and 90s.
For a while there, going postal was overtaken by "Going Ballistic"
I've heard struth before, assumed it was a condensation of It's Truth. 'Stone the crows' sounds fun to say. My favorite is probably still 'well slap me with butter and call me a biscuit,' from the southern US. Cheers!