shiralee

[ shir-uh-lee ]

noun

, Australian.

1. swag ²( def 2 ).

shiralee

/ ˌʃɪrəˈliː /

noun

1. informal.
   history a swag; swagman's bundle

Word History and Origins

Origin of shiralee¹

First recorded in 1875–80; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of shiralee¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Other film highlights include Prince of Players, starring Richard Burton, in 1955; 1957’s "The Shiralee," starring Peter Finch; 1960’s "The Day They Robbed the Bank of England," with O’Toole; and, reteaming with Gardner in 1963, "55 Days in Peking."

From Fox News

His weather-worn face had been almost omnipresent on Australian screens since he appeared as an extra in “The Shiralee,” a British-made 1957 movie set in Australia.

From New York Times

Hunter's weather-worn face has become almost omnipresent on Australian screens since he first appeared as an extra in 1957 in "The Shiralee," British-made movie set in Australia.

From Seattle Times

Soon after moving to Sydney in 1942, she married a fellow journalist, D’Arcy Niland, who later wrote the novel “The Shiralee.”

From New York Times