Bourke

The phrase exists because of this exact spot: for a century, Bourke marked the edge of the known world, and the Darling River wharf behind town was once the busiest inland port on Earth, wool barges queued to Adelaide. Cruise that same stretch of river aboard the restored paddle steamer PV Jandra, or climb Mount Oxley for a view that explains the idiom instantly. Pay respects at the grave of Fred Hollows, the eye doctor who asked to be buried here, among the community he loved. This town runs far deeper than its reputation.