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Details

Latitude
-13.43599
Longitude
131.31273
Start Date
1882-02-27
End Date
State
NT

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.
Ministerial visit to NT greeted by 200 Chinese and a grand corroboree with spear-throwing display. Payment: Flour & tobacco.

Sources

ID
tb28c
Source
The Howley - Yam Creek - Port Darwin Camp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47111038, 1882-04-13, "The Howley - Yam Creek - Port Darwin Camp, The South Australian Register, 13 April 1882, 5-6" | Ministerial Visit To The Northern Territory, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47110832, 1882-03-02, "Ministerial Visit To The Northern Territory, The South Australian Register, 2 March 1882, 5" | The South Australian Expedition to the Northern Territory, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1420857, 1882-03-02, "The South Australian Expedition to the Northern Territory, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 March 1882, 5"

Extended Data

note
event_number
ausstage:Events:105772
dates_estimated
no
description_source
genres
Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
data_sources
Mapping Corroboree