Phrases & SayingsPlaces and regional language
back of Bourke
Also: back o' Bourke, the back of Bourke
A place considered extremely remote or far from major settlement.
In a sentence
The station is way out the Back of Bourke.
Where it came from
A durable Australian place idiom built on Bourke, New South Wales, and widely used as shorthand for extreme remoteness.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia-wide