Corroboree

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Event Corroboree
Venue Proprietary Dam Paddock, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 30 April 1898
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description 20 Poolamacca blacks indulged in a corroboree. A little after 8 o'clock a number of people attracted by the news of the indended festivities assembled and watched on. A collection was taken up for the aboriginals which totalled £2 10p, 6d. Barrier Miner reports 500 attendance, Sydney Morning Herald reports 200 attendance.
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 119484
Dataset AusStage