 Event |
Corroboree
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| Venue |
Alice Springs, Alice Springs, NT |
| First Date |
4 August 1924 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Unknown |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A large camp of local blacks performed a corroboree for the arrival of Lord Stradbroke. Between 50 to 80 natives took part. It was a spectacular affair in which a real fight took place between two natives. |
| Primary Genre |
Other
|
| Secondary Genre |
Indigenous
Corroboree
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
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| Resources |
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Article: A Corroboree, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August 1924, 15
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Article: Across Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 1924, 9
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Article: At Alice Springs, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 5 August 1924, 7
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Article: Back From The Interior, The Mail, 20 September 1924, 1
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Article: Governor's Tour, The Argus, 21 August 1924, 11
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Article: Grand Corroboree, The Argus, 9 August 1924, 29
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Article: In Northern Territory, News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), National Library of Australia, 30 July 1924, 7
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Thesis: Michael Parsons, Southern Cross University, Encounters in Touriculture: Indigenous Cultural Tourism in Contested Domains, 1997
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Mapping Corroboree |
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| Event Identifier |
121402 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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