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beyond the black stump

Extremely remote, outside the populated area.

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  • Origin and development contested; possibly from the use of fire-blackened tree-stumps when providing directions to people, or from a particular black stump: see Wikipedia. Attested since the 20th century, and possibly developed in the 19th century.
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jenseits des schwarzen Stumpfes

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