"I've heard such a lot about the Australian larrikin.

What they call a basher in England, isn't it?
eh, what?
Sort of rough that lays for you with a pal and robs you, eh ?" The Bo'sun rang for cigars and liqueurs, and then answered the question.
"Pretty much the same as a basher," he said, "but with a lot more science and dog-cunning about him.

They go in gangs, and if you hit one of the gang, all the rest will 'deal with you,' as they call it.

If they have to wait a year to get you, they'll wait, and get you alone some night or other and set on to you.

They jump on a man if they get him down, too.