Fi. fa.: fieri facias -- a legal paper authorising the seizure
of a debtor's goods.
Flash: Ostentatious; fake; (obsolete) relating to shady characters.
Gully-raker: A person who musters unbranded cattle (or horses).
Humpy: (Aboriginal) A rough or temporary hut or shelter in the bush,
especially one built from bark, branches, and the like.
A gunyah, wurley, or mia-mia.
Jumbuck: A sheep.
Korero: (Maori) a discussion, meeting, etc.
Leichhardt, Ludwig [1813-1848?]: Prussian-born Australian explorer,
his last expedition (in 1848) never returned.
Matilda: A swag. See "Waltz Matilda".
Mob: When referring to animals, a group or herd.
Myall: An Aborigine living according to tradition; wild;
any of several types of wattle trees (genus Acacia).
Native bear: A koala.
Overland: (Historical) A route by land, especially for driving stock,
and especially a route from New South Wales to South Australia;
to drive stock by land, especially on this route.
Overlander: One who travels or drives stock overland.
Paddy-melon/paddymelon/pademelon: One of several species of wallabies,
of the genus Thylogalefound.
Pah/Pa: A Maori village.
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