http://las.new-england.net.au/2009/06/20/outback-2009-the-journey-begins/ A pictorial journal of life in rural Australia Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://las.new-england.net.au/2009/06/20/outback-2009-the-journey-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-6229 Richard Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:07:34 +0000 http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=2692#comment-6229 Wikipedia says 'Bourke is considered to represent the edge of the settled agricultural districts and the gateway to the Outback which lies north and west of Bourke. This is reflected in a traditional EAST coast Australian expression "back o' Bourke".' Well my sister-in-law from WA uses it frequently and as she hails from a small farming community east of Kulin it seems a bit like pot and kettle! Wikipedia says ‘Bourke is considered to represent the edge of the settled agricultural districts and the gateway to the Outback which lies north and west of Bourke. This is reflected in a traditional EAST coast Australian expression “back o’ Bourke”.’ Well my sister-in-law from WA uses it frequently and as she hails from a small farming community east of Kulin it seems a bit like pot and kettle!

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