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back of Bourke

American  
[burk] / bɜrk /

noun

Australian Informal.

  1. a remote area or place.

Etymology

Origin of back of Bourke

1915–20; Bourke, a town in far NW New South Wales

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The Back of Bourke project has provided vocational training and supported local peer group judicial decision-making for over two years.

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