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Bidia (QLD)
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| | Location | Western side of Thomson River and Cooper Creek, from Jundah to near Gilpeppee; east to Keeroongooloo and Canaway Range; west to Whitula Creek. Some men call themselves Biria but they must not be confused with Biria of Bowen River. Breen has heard the name as Biria (with a rolled r). They practiced circumcision as an initiatory rite. |
| Co-ordinates | 142°30'E x 25°30'S |
| Area | 4,600 sq. m. (12,000 sq. km) |
| References | E. Curr and Fraser in Curr, 1886; Heagney in Curr, 1886; Mathews, 1898 (Gr. 6444); Tindale, 1940, MS; Breen, 1969 MS. |
| Alternative Names | Biria, Birria, Piria. |
This information is reproduced from NB Tindale's Aboriginal Tribes of Australia (1974). Please be aware that much of the data relating to Aboriginal language group distribution and definition has undergone revision since 1974. Please note also that this catalogue represents Tindale's attempt to depict Aboriginal tribal distribution at the time of European contact. |
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Series AA338/07 - Index cards relating to language research
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Identifier AA 338/7/2/58
Date 1938 - c. 1958
Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 metal filing drawer, approx. 29 cm of cards
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Identifier AA 338/7/2/59
Date 1938 - c. 1958
Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 metal filing drawer, approx. 24 cm of cards
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Identifier AA 338/7/2/60
Date 1938 - c. 1958
Quantity 15.4 cm, 1 metal filing drawer, approx. 29.5 cm of cards
Series AA338/08 - Compiled vocabularies and grammatical sketches
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Identifier AA 338/8/20
Date 1934 - c. 1976
Quantity 44 cm, 1 type 10.1 box
Series AA338/15 - Maps - Expeditions, field work and personal research (not including South East of South Australia)
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Identifier AA 338/15/40
Date 1938 - 1939, dates in annotation; map printed 1937
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 69.0x101.5 cm
Series AA338/18 - Maps - 'World Aeronautical Chart series'
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Identifier AA 338/18/26
Date 1968 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm
Series AA338/26 - 'Manuscript Documents on Tribes'
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Identifier AA 338/26/48/1-10
Quantity
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