Sentence:  In his prose works "Landlopers" and "Knocking Round", Brereton penned affectionate portraits of shearers, <WSD>swagmen</WSD> and farmers′ wives, based on people he had met on his walks. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.