New stockmen were often referred to as 'newchums'. 'The Stockman' glossary describes a ‘newchum; as a ‘Newcomer, beginner, tyro at any bush task, especially if person concerned is English.’ (269) Reference: Dame Mary Durack, Hugh Swarey, R.M. Williams, Olaf Ruhen, Ron Iddon, Keith Willey, Marie Mahood, The Stockman, Lansdowne, Sydney, 1984