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Bitjara (QLD)
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| | Location | At Bulloo Downs; north to Orient, west to Grey Range; east to Clyde, south to Bulloo Lake floodplain. They practiced circumcision as an initiation rite. They are not to be confused with the Pitjara of the upper Warrego River, central Qld., or the Badjiri of the Paroo River. |
| Co-ordinates | 143°0'E x 28°30'S |
| Area | 4,000 sq. m. (10,400 sq. km) |
| References | Myles in Curr, 1886; Sullivan in Curr, 1886; C.J.P., MS, 1896; Howitt, 1904; Tindale, 1940; Breen, 1969 MS. |
| Alternative Names | Bithara, Pitteroo, Minkabari (language name), Wilya. |
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 AA338/15 - 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 338/18/36
Date 1965 - 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
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