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Corroboree - Rockhampton Showgrounds

Placename: Rockhampton Showgrounds
Layer: Corroborees in Austage, 1816 to 1935
Link back to source:: https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/122993
Type: Other

Details

Latitude: -23.368046
Longitude: 150.498162
Start Date: 1927-08-27
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.; An amusing Saturday night under electric light featuring a Grand Corroboree by 50 to 60 Aboriginals from Woorabinda Settlement.

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Source

An Amusing Saturday Night Under Electric Light, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54612826, 1927-08-20, "An Amusing Saturday Night Under Electric Light, The Morning Bulletin, 20 August 1927, 2" | A Novel Entertainment, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54609539, 1927-08-25, "A Novel Entertainment, The Morning Bulletin, 25 August 1927, 6" | "The ""All Blacks"" Beaten By Rep. Juniors", http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54608930, 1927-08-29, "The ""All Blacks"" Beaten By Rep. Juniors, The Morning Bulletin, 29 August 1927, 7"

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