In Australia a stockman (plural stockmen) is a person who looks after the livestock on a large property known as a station, which is owned by a grazier or a grazing company, traditionally on horseback. In this sense it has a similar meaning to "cowboy".
Ringer – a male or female stock worker on an Australian cattle station, so named from rounding up “mobs” of cattle.
The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest city in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL).
In Australia, a station is a large landholding used for producing livestock, predominantly cattle or sheep, that needs an extensive range of grazing land. The owner of a station is called a pastoralist or a grazier, corresponding to the North American term "rancher".
Australian Cowboys. A "classic" cowboy herds cattle on horseback. The dress required goes with the job which includes a cowboy hat, bandana, boots and spurs.
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.
A wild, young, unmarked bull is known as a micky in Australia.
Ringer – A male or female stock worker on an Australian cattle station (mainly , so named from rounding up 'mobs' of cattle.
-tərə(r) plural -s. : one that musters. Australia : a ranch hand who rounds up livestock.
/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/ us. someone who is dishonest or careless in their trade or business: cowboy builder/trader.
In the American West, a horseman skilled at handling cattle is called a cowboy. From ca. 1820, cowboys were employed in small numbers on Texas ranches. After the Civil War, their numbers rapidly multiplied as cattle-raising evolved into a lucrative industry throughout the western territories.
a man who herds and tends cattle on a ranch, especially in the western U.S., and who traditionally goes about most of his work on horseback. a man who exhibits the skills attributed to such cowboys, especially in rodeos.
The slouch hat is an object strongly associated with Australian identity. The Army refers to the slouch hat by its official designation; Hat khaki fur felt (KFF) - to everyone else it is a 'Slouch Hat'. The word 'slouch' refers to the sloping brim.
These boots are EVERYWHERE, and they have their roots in the Jackaroo / Jillaroo culture of Australia (essentially Australia's cowboys).
Akubra hats hold the same place in Australian folklore as Stetson cowboy hats do in the American West. They symbolize life in the Outback and a rugged self-reliance that is still a source of pride for Australians, even if many have moved to a more comfortable lifestyle in the city.
Cocky arose in the 1870s and is an abbreviation of cockatoo farmer. This was then a disparaging term for small-scale farmers, probably because of their habit of using a small area of land for a short time and then moving on, in the perceived manner of cockatoos feeding.
'scrubber' — Australia (cunning wild cattle that hide in scrub)
Edward Kelly (December 1854 – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
Cowboys came from diverse backgrounds and included African-Americans, Native Americans, Mexicans and settlers from the eastern United States and Europe.
These "Wild Colonial Boys", mostly Australian-born sons of convicts, were roughly analogous to British "highwaymen" and outlaws of the American Old West, and their crimes typically included robbing small-town banks and coach services.
Bogan. (Noun) An uncouth or uncultured person, usually. See also: feral, ratbag, reptile, bevan etc. “I can't understand that bogan's broad Australian accent.”
"The bush" is a term mostly used in the English vernacular of Australia and New Zealand where it is largely synonymous with hinterland or backwoods respectively, referring to a natural undeveloped area.
About the Standing Council of Attorneys-General. The Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) comprises Attorneys-General from the Australian Government, all states and territories, and the New Zealand Minister for Justice.