Backblocks
the outback:
They live in the backblocks.
Historical Examples
They come down from the backblocks with perhaps a hundred pounds to spend on a week of blissful unconsciousness.
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You’ll be jolly glad to get rid of me and be off with the uncle into the backblocks.
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In this article the paper spoke of backblocks bushmen under the generic soubriquet of Billjim.
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plural noun
(Austral & NZ) bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities
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