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.
Some of the natives from Amity Point, and the blacks belonging to the settlement, has a grand corroboree opposite to Kangaroo Point. There was a dramatic representation descriptive of the wreck of the Sovereign steamer. Those who witnessed the scene state that their rude gestures were highly expressive of that unfortunate event. There was fighting afterwards.
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tb1f6
Source
The Blacks, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3711732, 1847-06-19, "The Blacks, The Moreton Bay Courier, 19 June 1847, 2, 3" | The Blacks, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article691194, 1847-07-03, "The Blacks, The Maitland Mercury, 3 July 1847, 4"
Extended Data
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Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
