swagman

kulkuri puhekieltä An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.
1902, w:Barbara Baynton|Barbara Baynton, The Chosen Vessel, w:Bush Studies|Bush Studies, 2007, Echo Library, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IaZ9TvJtCagC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=%22swagman%22 %22swagmen%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=c0Y6qCUoD8&sig=oXv6XKm1YlamPoYfv1zKYO1UtK8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uC50UJPdCqiUigLp3YCoCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22swagman%22|%22swagmen%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 89,

She was not afraid of horsemen; but swagmen, going to, or worse, coming from the dismal, drunken little township, a day′s journey beyond, terrified her. One had called at the house today, and asked for tucker.

In his prose works Landlopers and Knocking Round, Brereton penned affectionate portraits of shearers, swagmen and farmers′ wives, based on people he had met on his walks.

The policeman thought it best to surprise the man, since he might be armed, so he disguised himself as a swagman and pounced as the man returned from his bridge-painting job.

According to Tommy, the mob uses swagmen like himself as down-the-line distributors for these large jobs.