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Latitude
-37.814215
Longitude
144.960072
Start Date
1856-01-01
End Date
State
VIC

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.
Featuring King Billy and five brother Aborigines from the Murrumbidgee performing at the Queen's Theatre. Grand Corroboree of Native Blacks' war dance entitled "Kangaroo", "Old Man" and one other dance. Drawing a bumper crowd the corroboree nearly brought down the house with applause.

Sources

ID
tb206
Source
The Queen's Theatre, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154866134, 1856-01-02, "The Queen's Theatre, The Age, 2 January 1856, 2" | The Queen's Theatre, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4827251, 1856-01-03, "The Queen's Theatre, The Argus, 3 January 1856, 5" | Melbourne, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91867949, 1856-01-03, "King Billy, Melbourne, Geelong Advertiser, 3 January 1856, 2" | Native Talent, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8789757, 1856-01-08, "Native Talent, The Colonial Times, 8 January 1856, 2" | Victoria, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161256432, 1856-01-12, "Victoria, Adelaide Observer, 12 January 1856, 7" | Early Melbourne, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2034683, 1925-01-31, "Early Melbourne, The Argus, 31 January 1925, 8"

Extended Data

note
event_number
ausstage:Events:116286
dates_estimated
yes
description_source
genres
Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
data_sources
Mapping Corroboree