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 sketch entitled "The Fancy Ball" given in the Victoria Theatre. The view is taken from the 3rd box. The moment chosen by the artist is about eleven o'clock when a large number of persons engaged in a gallopade (waltz) and a black suddenly rushed into the midst of them and commenced a corroboree.
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The Fancy Ball, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28651462, 1844-08-29, "The Fancy Ball, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 August 1844, 3"
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Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created