Bluey \Blue"y\, n. [From {Blue}, a.] [Australasia] 1. A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.
We had to wring our blueys. --Lawson. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket is sometimes used as the outside covering. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Swag \Swag\, n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion.
2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] --Charles Reade.
3. [Australia] (a) A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder; -- called also a {bluey}, or a {drum}. (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general.
He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. --Lawson. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]