▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁The ▁term ▁Br um by ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁fer al ▁horse ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁use ▁in ▁print ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁has ▁the ▁con notation ▁of ▁an ▁inferior ▁or ▁worth less ▁animal , ▁and ▁c ull ing ▁of ▁fer al ▁horses ▁as ▁a ▁p est ▁soon ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Br um by ▁shooting . ▁The ▁Austral as ian ▁magazine ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁said ▁that ▁Br umb ies ▁were ▁the ▁bush ▁name ▁in ▁Queensland ▁for ▁' w ild ' ▁horses . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁Once ▁a ▁Month ▁magazine ▁suggested ▁that ▁r umb ies ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁term , ▁and ▁the ▁poet ▁Ban jo ▁Pat erson ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁for ▁his ▁poem ▁Br um by ' s ▁Run ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Bul letin ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁that ▁Br um by ▁is ▁the ▁Ab original ▁word ▁for ▁a ▁wild ▁horse . ▁Its ▁deriv ation ▁is ▁obsc ure , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁come ▁about ▁from ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁possibilities : ▁▁ ▁H ors es ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁Serge ant ▁James ▁Br um by ▁from ▁his ▁property ▁at ▁Mul gra ve ▁Place ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Tas mania ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁An ▁Ab original ▁word ▁bar oom by ▁meaning ▁" w ild " ▁in ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁Pit j ara ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁on ▁the ▁War re