back of Bourke noun a remote area AUSTRALIA,1896 Bourke is a county centre in central New South Wales.
“You’re liable to end up back o’Bourke, as they say.” — Michael Peters, PommieBastard, p. 72, 1969
“Every ratbag club from here to back o’Bourke runs their annual Cup on New Year’s Day”, he told the Comittee. — Gerald Sweeney, The Plunge, p. 100, 1981