Black-tracker
noun
(Austral) an Aboriginal tracker working for the police
Historical Examples
Thoroughbreds W. A. Fraser
While the Billy Boils Henry Lawson
The Three Sapphires W. A. Fraser
The Shadow of a Man E. W. Hornung
Robbery Under Arms Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
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