wurley

noun2

1. •
   (Australia) An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached.

   • Poor [William John] Wills's remains we found lying in the wurly in which he died, and where [John] King, after his return from seeking the natives, had buried him with sand and rushes. — 1862
2. •
   (Australia) A settlement made up of such shelters.