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Kuungkari (QLD)
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| | Location | On Thomson and Cooper (Barcoo) rivers west to Jundah; north to Westland and near Longreach; east to Avington, Blackall, and Terrick Terrick; south on the western flank of the Grey Range to Cheviot Range, Powell Creek, and Welford. There are large areas of open grass country. Not to be confused with the Kunggari of the upper Nebine Creek. They did not practice circumcision. There were at least five hordes with names terminating in [-bara] and [-mari], meaning men. The men of Jundah area today prefer the pronunciation ['Ku:?ka'ri], others use the accepted version; other valid variations are ['Ku?hari] and ['Ku:?ka:i]. |
| Co-ordinates | 144°20'E x 24°35'S |
| Area | 14,000 sq. m. (36,400 sq. km) |
| References | Heagney in Curr, 1886; Ahern in Curr, 1887; Dudley in Curr, 1887; Hyde in Curr, 1887; Powell in Curr, 1887; Mathews, 1898 (Gr. 6444); Howitt, 1904; Kelly, 1935; Tindale, 1940 and MS; Breen, 1969 MS. |
| Alternative Names | Koonkerri, Kunggari, Kungeri, Koongerri, Torra-burri (horde), Yankibura (horde), Yangeeberra, Mokaburra (horde), Tarawalla (name given to eastern dialect). |
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 AA338/01 - Bound volumes of expedition and office journals, notes and compilations
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Identifier AA 338/1/20
Date 12 July 1955 - 3 August 1955, 20 August 1934, 10 May - 8 December 1955, March 1957, April 1958, 1962
Quantity 2 cm, 1 hardcover exercise book, 20.4x25.8 cm, 188 pages with 1 loose items and 6 attachments
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Identifier AA 338/1/38
Date 1901 - 1974, 1901, 1938-1974 with gaps
Quantity 3.5 cm, 1 buckram bound volume, 19.3x23.7cm, 310 pages with 4 inserts and 2 loose items
Series AA338/18 - Maps - 'World Aeronautical Chart series'
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Identifier AA 338/18/21
Date 1968 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm
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Identifier AA 338/18/22
Date 1965 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm
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Identifier AA 338/18/25
Date 1966 - c. 1974, from date of printing through approximate period map was used
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 51.5x76.5 cm
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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 AA338/19 - Maps - 'Tribal Boundaries in Aboriginal Australia', published 1974
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Identifier AA 338/19/7
Date 1974, date of publication
Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 map, 89.0x114.0 cm
Series AA338/26 - 'Manuscript Documents on Tribes'
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Identifier AA 338/26/48/1-10
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