Corroboree

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Event Corroboree
Venue Aborigines Home on the Common, South Grafton, NSW
First Date 27 December 1892
Last Date 28 December 1892
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description As part of the Amusements for Christmas Week in South Grafton, Tuesday and Wednesday sports were held at the Aborigines Home on the Common with a corroboree by 26 strapping blacks and feast to form part of the programme. 120 representatives of the Clarence River blacks mustered with over 500 visitors present. The week will be a carnival to the Aborigines who are to be royally entertained with various descriptions of edibles ad lib.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Corroboree
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Mapping Corroboree
Event Identifier 119135
Dataset AusStage