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Latitude
-16.92128726
Longitude
145.7791115
Start Date
1908-05-07
End Date
State
QLD

Description

Layer Warning:
Only corroborees that were recorded can be represented, such that these are often those witnessed by and/or performed for colonists and other audiences. Their distribution therefor reflects colonial presence rather than the distribution of corroborees.
A concert given by the aboriginals from the Yarrabah Mission, who will render a programme of songs, recitations, dialogues, dances (ancient and modern) as well as musical numbers in order to raise money for the mission.

Sources

ID
tb180
Source
Aboriginal Concert, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39403246, 1908-05-12, "Aboriginal Concert, Morning Post (Cairns), 12 May 1908, 5" | The Yarrabah Concert, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39403551, 1908-05-15, "The Yarrabah Concert, Morning Post (Cairns), 15 May 1908, 5"

Extended Data

note
Coordinates added after Austage export. Not exact, source mentions ''Shire Hall, Cairns".
event_number
ausstage:Events:120683
dates_estimated
no
description_source
genres
Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
data_sources
Mapping Corroboree