They had a cargo of rations, and the crew stuck to the craft while the tucker lasted; when it gave out they rolled up their swags and went to look for a station, but didn't find one.
They Wait on the Wharf in Black "Seems to me that honest, hard-working men seem to accumulate the heaviest swags of trouble in this world.
He 'picked up' in one shed where I was shearing, and we carried swags together for a couple of months.
We'll plant our swags in the scrub," I said to Jim.
We dumped our swags under the little verandah and banged at the door, to make sure; then Dave pulled a couple of boards off a window and looked in: there was light enough to see that the place was empty.
So we unstrapped our swags and hid them in the mulga scrub by the side of the road; then we rode on to the shanty, got down, and hung our horses to the verandah posts.
We sold our pack-horses and pack-saddles, and rode out of that town with our swagson our riding-horses in front of us.
We got on our horses, I holding the billy very carefully, and rode back to where our swags were.
Some carry their swags in the Great North-West Where the bravest battle and die, And a few have gone to their last long rest, And a few have said "Good-bye!
We unrolled our swags and spread the blankets on the stretchers; and then we stripped and hung our clothes about the fire to dry.
The shed labourers had walked off with swags on their backs.
Their swags had been considerately taken care of, and their horses turned out among the camp herd for the night.
We travelled in the usual bush fashion, each man with his swags strapped before and behind his saddle, Jack the Devil carrying our provisions and cooking kit, etc.
On arrival our first duty was to remove saddles, bridles, and swags and lead the horses to some good pasture, where they were each tethered to a tussock by thirty yards of fine hemp rope, which they carried tied about their necks.
Each unsaddled, watered, and tethered out his horse and carried his swagsto the camping ground, where Jack's load was removed and placed ready for use.
Ah, then our hearts were bolder, And if Dame Fortune frowned Our swags we'd lightly shoulder And tramp to other ground.
And they shouldered their swags and made for the river once more.
What must I do in order to see the world without carrying swags or bags?
For travellers must carry bags, And swagmen have to hump their swags Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.
Having got our swags ready, we, more like thieves than anything else, knocked the one tent over and were off.
All their swags had been washed overboard, and since they arrived in Cooktown they had not only spent their money long ago, but had since been unsuccessful in all they undertook.
Some of the men will roll up their swags on the morrow and depart; some will take another day's spell.
We got the billy boiled first, and some leaves laid down for our beds and the swagsrolled out.
My mate and I sat down on our swags against the fence to talk things over.
We went out and sat down on our swags in the shade against the wall, and smoked and gave that tea time to settle, and then we got on to the track again.
You know dashed well that our swags are in the bar, and we can't smoke without them.
If we were seen going down without the swags it didn't matter, for we could say we wanted to go out in the yard for something.
I went into the bar, got the swags front the missus, carried them out on to the veranda, and then went back.
Stiffner can smash us both with one hand, and if we don't pay up he'll pound ourswags and cripple us.
ON THE EDGE OF A PLAIN "I'd been away from home for eight years," said Mitchell to his mate, as they dropped their swags in the mulga shade and sat down.
Bushies don't generally carry their swags out of pubs in their sleep, or walk neither; it's only city swells who do that.
Next morning we rolled up our swags and left Hungerford to the north-west.
You dump the two swags together, and smoke like sheol.
They rolled out their swags on the sand, lay down, and wrapped themselves in their blankets.
Men wheeling barrows with their tools, swagsand belongings generally.
Saddles and swags were strewn around the fire, billy and frying-pan were there, not a man to be seen.
I saw you sitting down on your swags this morning at the crossing-place, five miles from here, and the hut-keeper on the other side of the river told me you had been there all night and had only just left.
Next morning counted the cattle Saw the outfit ready to start, Saw all the lads well mounted, And their swags put in a cart.
No more with our swags through the bush need we roam For to ask of another there to give us a home, Now the land is unfettered and we may reside In a home of our own by some clear waterside.
Now when the shearing’s in our harvest will begin, Our swags for a spell down will be laid; But when our cheques are drank we will join the Tag-rag rank, Limeburners in the Wallaby Brigade.
I shall never forget my wolfish sensations as we flung down our swags at Stopforth and Bowman's eating-house and called for breakfast.
We had brought with us some strong, light, hempen rope for the purpose of lowering our swags down steep and difficult places.
Mike said it would require smart travelling to bring them to the camp where their tools and swags were left, and, having shaken hands with Lucy, sauntered away.
Then there'd be a dozen men, with a horse and cart, and all their swags in it.
We humped our saddles and swags ourselves; a stiffish load too, but the night was cool, and we did our best.
Then we met a loaded dray and team in front, that had rations and swags and a tent.
In this piazza are carved panels from a Venetian well or fountain, with an inscription of 1558 ascribing its erection to Antonio Gradenigo, swags of flowers and fruit, a S.
The men undid their swags and began to eat, and the Bush Robin feasted with them on white crumbs which looked, like the match-stick, as if they might be grubs, but tasted quite different.
While Benjamin and his mate were unpacking their swags and Scarlett was lighting the fire, Moonlight transferred the rest of the gold from the dish to the leather bag.
So we'll sleep happy and comfortable, pack our swags just before daylight, take all our gold along with us, and cook our tucker when we make our first halt.
Mitchell pulled the swagsout of a bunk, and started to fasten the nose-bags on.
The swags weighed only thirty-five pounds each and we made a rather quick trip.
Coming back with the loads slung like swagsthey found that by walking in their old footsteps they made fair progress.
Darned if you ain't better stuff than I took you for,' said Mick, as the three let the swags down from their backs on the veranda of Ridley's hotel at Ahalala.
Mick declared that if they went without swags on their backs and pannikins attached to their swags, they would be regarded with evil eyes by all who saw them.
Sidcotinga Government House had a veranda on one side of it, and they spread their swags under it just outside Mick's room, as there was no place for them inside, especially in summer.
So, passionate and unresting, I prayed among my swags and emblems and gargoyles.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "swags" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
