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Djerait (NT)
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| | Location | Northern shores of Anson Bay on landward side; northward to Point Blaze; Dahl shows them as not extending to the coast, which he suggests is Wogait territory, the latter being 'seafolk.' It was here that Tasman was met with showers of short spears (interpreted by him as arrows) thrown with the long spear-thrower of this area; 2 on NW map. |
| Co-ordinates | 130°25'E x 13°0'S |
| Area | 500 sq. m. (1,300 sq. km) |
| References | Mackillop, 1893; Foelsche, 1895; Basedow, 1907, 1925; Eylmann, 1908; Dahl, 1926; Stanner, 1933. |
| Alternative Names | Tjerait, Cherait, Cherite, Sherait, Jeerite, Scherits, Tjiras. |
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 338/15/99
Date 1953 - 1959, dates in annotations; map printed 1949
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 54.0x76.5 cm
Series AA338/18 - Maps - 'World Aeronautical Chart series'
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Identifier AA 338/18/7
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 338/26/24/1-3
Date December 1959
Quantity 0.01 cm, 3 maps
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Identifier AA 338/26/45/1-3
Date May 1969
Quantity 0.01 cm, 3 pages
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Identifier AA 338/26/52/1-3
Date 24 February 1970
Quantity 0.01 cm, 3 2 pages and 1 map
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