go ▁and ▁N ogo a ▁R ivers ▁in ▁southern ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁spread ▁from ▁that ▁district ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁A ▁letter ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald ▁says ▁that ▁bar o omb ie ▁is ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁horse ▁among ▁the ▁Ab original ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Bal onne , ▁Neb ine , ▁War re go ▁and ▁Bul lo o ▁R ivers . ▁▁ ▁Bar amba , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁cre ek ▁and ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ▁district ▁of ▁Burn ett , ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁later ▁abandoned , ▁leaving ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁horses ▁to ▁escape ▁into ▁the ▁wild . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Irish ▁word ▁b rom ach ▁or ▁b rom a igh . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁terms ▁for ▁wild ▁horses ▁in ▁rural ▁Australia ▁included ▁clear - sk ins ▁and ▁▁ ▁scr ub bers . ▁ ▁Early ▁horse ▁imports ▁H ors es ▁first ▁arrived ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁Fle et . ▁They ▁were ▁imported ▁for ▁farm ▁and ▁utility ▁work ; ▁recre ational ▁r iding ▁and ▁racing ▁were ▁not ▁major ▁activities . ▁By ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁only ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁horses ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁Australia . ▁Hor se ▁racing ▁became ▁popular ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an