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Latitude
-27.383
Longitude
142.078403
Start Date
1861-10-01
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.
Alfred William Howitt's expedition stopped to eat fish and nardoo and have a corroboree with their black friends.

Sources

ID
tb228
Source
Burke's Expedition. Howitt's Journal, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4602323, 1861-11-21, "Burke's Expedition. Howitt's Journal, The Brisbane Courier, 21 November 1861, 2, 3" | Howitt's Journal, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13063049, 1861-11-08, "Howitt's Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 November 1861, 2"

Extended Data

note
event_number
ausstage:Events:116687
dates_estimated
no
description_source
genres
Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
data_sources
Mapping Corroboree