this side of the black stump

English

(Australia) Within the known world; anywhere. [from 20th c.]
- 1961, Gwen Meredith, Into the Sun, page 7:
  Best horseman this side of the black stump, Ric is.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 35:
  He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that.