Corroboree

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Event Corroboree
Venue Charters Towers, Charters Towers, QLD
First Date 1 May 1869
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description A visit of 100 blacks, men, woman, and children visited town. They collected round the office of Mr. Hill C.P.S. who played on the cornopean for them and they held a grand corroboree to the music.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Corroboree
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Venue is unclear so the closest town to the Cape River has been used. Mr Hill C.P.S. is also documented as living near the Cape River Goldfields which is near Charters Towers (http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/62484442)
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Mapping Corroboree
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 117739