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Event

Corroboree

Venue

The Esplanade, Darwin Cenotaph War Memorial, Darwin City, NT

First Date

28 July 1891

Dates Estimated

Status

Unknown

World Premiere

Description

After the great success of the previous corroboree in April, another corroboree took place at 8 o'clock to enable the officers and crew of the Tauranga and Penguin to observe. The use of the ship's blue lights gave the show an additional charm. About 300 or 400 persons stood around the fires.

Description Source

Article

Primary Genre

Other

Secondary Genre

Indigenous
Corroboree
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created

Resources

Article: A Corroboree, Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 31 July 1891, 2, 3
Article: Corroboree, Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 24 July 1891, 2, 3
Article: Siftings, Local and Otherwise, Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 31 July 1891, 3
The Northern Territory, The South Australian Register, National Library of Australia, 3 August 1891, 5

On Tuesday night the Government Resident
entertained the commanders and officers of the
Tauranga and Penguin by providing a native
corrobboree, which was held on the esplanade
opposite to the residence. This exhibition was
followed by a dance, at which a large number
of residents were present

Article: The Northern Territory, The South Australian Register, National Library of Australia, 3 August 1891, 5
Thesis: Michael Parsons, Southern Cross University, Encounters in Touriculture: Indigenous Cultural Tourism in Contested Domains, 1997

Text Nationality

Australia

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Mapping Corroboree

Event Identifier

118849

Dataset

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