Corroboree

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Event Corroboree
Venue Opposite Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, QLD
First Date 16 June 1847
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Some of the natives from Amity Point, and the blacks belonging to the settlement, has a grand corroboree opposite to Kangaroo Point. There was a dramatic representation descriptive of the wreck of the Sovereign steamer. Those who witnessed the scene state that their rude gestures were highly expressive of that unfortunate event. There was fighting afterwards.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Corroboree
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Long Ned Performer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Mapping Corroboree
Newspaper
Event Identifier 115620
Dataset AusStage