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Corroboree - Point Macleay

Placename: Point Macleay
Layer: Corroborees in Austage, 1816 to 1935
Link back to source:: https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/117222
Type: Other

Details

Latitude: -35.509952
Longitude: 139.128977
Start Date: 1867-11-04
End Date
State: SA

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 corroboree by the Lake tribes for the arrival of His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh. About 30-40 women and 30 of the Point Macleay men performed the corroboree. In return the Duke's piper Farquharson played the pipes.

Sources

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Source

The Corroboree, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96870412,1867-12-07, "The Corroboree, The Southern Argus, 7 December 1867, 2" | Prince Alfred's Trip To The Lakes, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60847416, 1867-11-22, "Prince Alfred's Trip To The Lakes, The Empire, 22 November 1867, 2" | The Royal Visit To The Lakes, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39193795, 1867-11-11, "The Royal Visit To The Lakes, The South Australian Register, 11 November 1867, 3" | Goolwa, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28802424, 1867-11-16, "Goolwa, South Australian Advertiser, 16 November 1867, 2" | The Trip To The Lakes, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36647575, 1867-12-03, "The Trip To The Lakes, Launceston Examiner, 3 December 1867, 2"

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